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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Main Authors:	Adelman, Melissa, Szekely, Miguel
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	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
Online Access:	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