School Dropout in Central America : An Overview of Trends, Causes, Consequences, and Promising Interventions
School dropout is a growing concern in Central America, and in Latin America as a whole, because of its consequences for economic productivity, the inclusiveness of growth, social cohesion, and increasing youth risks. This paper utilizes more than...
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SKILLS EDUCATION STRATEGY UNEMPLOYMENT RATES PRIMARY STUDENTS BASIC EDUCATION FORMAL EDUCATION NATIONAL SCHOOL TEACHERS CLASS TIME EDUCATION CYCLE DROPOUT RATE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS SCHOOLING SCHOOL DROPOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL DAY QUALITY SCHOOLS SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ATTENDANCE RATES EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS OF EDUCATION DROPOUT PATTERNS HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL DROPOUTS EDUCATION OUTCOMES HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER ENROLLMENT INCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS TEACHER PERFORMANCE CHILD LABOUR SCHOOL CENSUS SOCIAL BENEFITS ADULTS SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS CURRICULAR REFORMS HIGH SCHOOLS ACCESS TO EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS COMPLETION RATES PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION GENDER GAP SCHOOL PRINCIPALS VIOLENT CRIME QUALITY OF EDUCATION UNIVERSAL COMPLETION TRAINING EDUCATION POLICIES SCHOOL DROP TEACHER TRAINING EDUCATORS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT PRIVATE SCHOOLS SCHOOL HOURS SECONDARY SCHOOLS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL COMPULSORY SCHOOLING PARENTAL EDUCATION STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LEARNING EDUCATION SYSTEM SCIENCE STUDY SCHOOL COMPLETION PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHING MENTAL HEALTH AVERAGE SCHOOLING SKILL ACQUISITION EDUCATION SYSTEMS SCHOOL PARTICIPATION STUDENT ASSESSMENT DROPOUT RATES INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE PRIMARY COMPLETION ENROLLMENT RATES ATTITUDES SCHOOL FEES GENDER DIFFERENCES ADOLESCENT GIRLS VALUES PRIMARY DATA SCHOOLS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL ENTRY CURRICULA EDUCATION SERVICES LEARNING OUTCOMES SCHOOL SUPPORT ENROLLMENT RATE EDUCATIONAL QUALITY VIOLENT CONFLICT ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD HIGH DROPOUT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES RATE OF ENROLLMENT SCHOOL SYSTEMS SCHOOL POLICIES COHORT ANALYSIS LEARNING DISABILITIES ADOLESCENTS EARLY DROPOUT TEACHER NO ACCESS TO EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL PARTICIPATION ACADEMIC PROGRAMS QUALITY EDUCATION TEACHER RECRUITMENT EDUCATION PRIMARY LEVELS SCHOOL MEAL SCHOOL COVERAGE SECOND LANGUAGES PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRIMARY LEVEL NET ENROLLMENT FEES PRIMARY EDUCATION FORMAL SCHOOLING SCHOOL PROGRAM EDUCATION COMMUNITY SCHOOL SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE SECONDARY EDUCATION HIGHER GRADES STUDENT LEARNING EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT RETURNS TO EDUCATION SCHOOL AGE |
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SKILLS EDUCATION STRATEGY UNEMPLOYMENT RATES PRIMARY STUDENTS BASIC EDUCATION FORMAL EDUCATION NATIONAL SCHOOL TEACHERS CLASS TIME EDUCATION CYCLE DROPOUT RATE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS SCHOOLING SCHOOL DROPOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL DAY QUALITY SCHOOLS SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ATTENDANCE RATES EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS OF EDUCATION DROPOUT PATTERNS HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL DROPOUTS EDUCATION OUTCOMES HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER ENROLLMENT INCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS TEACHER PERFORMANCE CHILD LABOUR SCHOOL CENSUS SOCIAL BENEFITS ADULTS SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS CURRICULAR REFORMS HIGH SCHOOLS ACCESS TO EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS COMPLETION RATES PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION GENDER GAP SCHOOL PRINCIPALS VIOLENT CRIME QUALITY OF EDUCATION UNIVERSAL COMPLETION TRAINING EDUCATION POLICIES SCHOOL DROP TEACHER TRAINING EDUCATORS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT PRIVATE SCHOOLS SCHOOL HOURS SECONDARY SCHOOLS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL COMPULSORY SCHOOLING PARENTAL EDUCATION STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LEARNING EDUCATION SYSTEM SCIENCE STUDY SCHOOL COMPLETION PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHING MENTAL HEALTH AVERAGE SCHOOLING SKILL ACQUISITION EDUCATION SYSTEMS SCHOOL PARTICIPATION STUDENT ASSESSMENT DROPOUT RATES INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE PRIMARY COMPLETION ENROLLMENT RATES ATTITUDES SCHOOL FEES GENDER DIFFERENCES ADOLESCENT GIRLS VALUES PRIMARY DATA SCHOOLS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL ENTRY CURRICULA EDUCATION SERVICES LEARNING OUTCOMES SCHOOL SUPPORT ENROLLMENT RATE EDUCATIONAL QUALITY VIOLENT CONFLICT ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD HIGH DROPOUT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES RATE OF ENROLLMENT SCHOOL SYSTEMS SCHOOL POLICIES COHORT ANALYSIS LEARNING DISABILITIES ADOLESCENTS EARLY DROPOUT TEACHER NO ACCESS TO EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL PARTICIPATION ACADEMIC PROGRAMS QUALITY EDUCATION TEACHER RECRUITMENT EDUCATION PRIMARY LEVELS SCHOOL MEAL SCHOOL COVERAGE SECOND LANGUAGES PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRIMARY LEVEL NET ENROLLMENT FEES PRIMARY EDUCATION FORMAL SCHOOLING SCHOOL PROGRAM EDUCATION COMMUNITY SCHOOL SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE SECONDARY EDUCATION HIGHER GRADES STUDENT LEARNING EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT RETURNS TO EDUCATION SCHOOL AGE Adelman, Melissa Szekely, Miguel School Dropout in Central America : An Overview of Trends, Causes, Consequences, and Promising Interventions |
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Latin America & Caribbean Central America |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7561 |
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School dropout is a growing concern in
Central America, and in Latin America as a whole, because of
its consequences for economic productivity, the
inclusiveness of growth, social cohesion, and increasing
youth risks. This paper utilizes more than two decades of
household survey data to construct a systematic overview of
school dropout at the primary and secondary levels in
Central America, including recent trends, causes and
consequences, and evidence on what works to reduce dropout.
Within each country, poverty, rurality, and indigenous group
membership are the strongest correlates of dropout,
reflecting several underlying factors that affect the
marginal benefits and costs of staying in school. Global and
regional evidence increasingly points to common policy
priorities for reducing dropout across Central America,
including addressing remaining gaps in access at the
pre-primary and secondary levels, improving the quality of
education at all levels, and strengthening the coverage,
targeting, and coherence of existing programs aimed at
improving education outcomes. However, additional rigorous
evaluations, including cost data, are needed to identify the
most effective specific approaches in each country. |
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Adelman, Melissa Szekely, Miguel |
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Adelman, Melissa Szekely, Miguel |
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Adelman, Melissa |
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School Dropout in Central America : An Overview of Trends, Causes, Consequences, and Promising Interventions |
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School Dropout in Central America : An Overview of Trends, Causes, Consequences, and Promising Interventions |
| title_full |
School Dropout in Central America : An Overview of Trends, Causes, Consequences, and Promising Interventions |
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School Dropout in Central America : An Overview of Trends, Causes, Consequences, and Promising Interventions |
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School Dropout in Central America : An Overview of Trends, Causes, Consequences, and Promising Interventions |
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school dropout in central america : an overview of trends, causes, consequences, and promising interventions |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25887960/school-dropout-central-america-overview-trends-causes-consequences-promising-interventions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23914 |
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okr-10986-239142021-06-14T10:15:43Z School Dropout in Central America : An Overview of Trends, Causes, Consequences, and Promising Interventions Adelman, Melissa Szekely, Miguel SKILLS EDUCATION STRATEGY UNEMPLOYMENT RATES PRIMARY STUDENTS BASIC EDUCATION FORMAL EDUCATION NATIONAL SCHOOL TEACHERS CLASS TIME EDUCATION CYCLE DROPOUT RATE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS SCHOOLING SCHOOL DROPOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL DAY QUALITY SCHOOLS SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ATTENDANCE RATES EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS OF EDUCATION DROPOUT PATTERNS HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL DROPOUTS EDUCATION OUTCOMES HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER ENROLLMENT INCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS TEACHER PERFORMANCE CHILD LABOUR SCHOOL CENSUS SOCIAL BENEFITS ADULTS SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS CURRICULAR REFORMS HIGH SCHOOLS ACCESS TO EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS COMPLETION RATES PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION GENDER GAP SCHOOL PRINCIPALS VIOLENT CRIME QUALITY OF EDUCATION UNIVERSAL COMPLETION TRAINING EDUCATION POLICIES SCHOOL DROP TEACHER TRAINING EDUCATORS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT PRIVATE SCHOOLS SCHOOL HOURS SECONDARY SCHOOLS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL COMPULSORY SCHOOLING PARENTAL EDUCATION STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LEARNING EDUCATION SYSTEM SCIENCE STUDY SCHOOL COMPLETION PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHING MENTAL HEALTH AVERAGE SCHOOLING SKILL ACQUISITION EDUCATION SYSTEMS SCHOOL PARTICIPATION STUDENT ASSESSMENT DROPOUT RATES INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE PRIMARY COMPLETION ENROLLMENT RATES ATTITUDES SCHOOL FEES GENDER DIFFERENCES ADOLESCENT GIRLS VALUES PRIMARY DATA SCHOOLS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL ENTRY CURRICULA EDUCATION SERVICES LEARNING OUTCOMES SCHOOL SUPPORT ENROLLMENT RATE EDUCATIONAL QUALITY VIOLENT CONFLICT ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD HIGH DROPOUT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES RATE OF ENROLLMENT SCHOOL SYSTEMS SCHOOL POLICIES COHORT ANALYSIS LEARNING DISABILITIES ADOLESCENTS EARLY DROPOUT TEACHER NO ACCESS TO EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL PARTICIPATION ACADEMIC PROGRAMS QUALITY EDUCATION TEACHER RECRUITMENT EDUCATION PRIMARY LEVELS SCHOOL MEAL SCHOOL COVERAGE SECOND LANGUAGES PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRIMARY LEVEL NET ENROLLMENT FEES PRIMARY EDUCATION FORMAL SCHOOLING SCHOOL PROGRAM EDUCATION COMMUNITY SCHOOL SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE SECONDARY EDUCATION HIGHER GRADES STUDENT LEARNING EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT RETURNS TO EDUCATION SCHOOL AGE School dropout is a growing concern in Central America, and in Latin America as a whole, because of its consequences for economic productivity, the inclusiveness of growth, social cohesion, and increasing youth risks. This paper utilizes more than two decades of household survey data to construct a systematic overview of school dropout at the primary and secondary levels in Central America, including recent trends, causes and consequences, and evidence on what works to reduce dropout. Within each country, poverty, rurality, and indigenous group membership are the strongest correlates of dropout, reflecting several underlying factors that affect the marginal benefits and costs of staying in school. Global and regional evidence increasingly points to common policy priorities for reducing dropout across Central America, including addressing remaining gaps in access at the pre-primary and secondary levels, improving the quality of education at all levels, and strengthening the coverage, targeting, and coherence of existing programs aimed at improving education outcomes. However, additional rigorous evaluations, including cost data, are needed to identify the most effective specific approaches in each country. 2016-03-09T22:15:42Z 2016-03-09T22:15:42Z 2016-02 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25887960/school-dropout-central-america-overview-trends-causes-consequences-promising-interventions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23914 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7561 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Central America |