early school leaving

School failure and absenteeism Factors

Main factors as associated with early leaving:

(a) family background:

(i) migration or ethnic minority origin;

(ii) lower socioeconomic status of parents;

(iii) parental attitudes towards education;

Absenteeism in Primary / Secondary Education, GREECE, ITALY, HUNGARY

Strategies on early school leaving should be based on an analysis at national, regional and local level of the conditions leading to the phenomenon, as average rates often mask large differences between different regions or countries.

Recent policies and measures against early leaving GREECE

setting up education priority zones in regions with low educational attendance and high percentage of early leavers in order to support students at risk;

Policy on early school leaving

Factors against early leaving from education and training

‘Early leaving from education and training’ (ELET) refers to students leaving education and training before completing the upper secondary level or obtaining the corresponding school leaving certificate. This broad definition encompasses the young people who, according to their own country’s definition, are considered to be early leavers.

Sticky

Early school leaving is a complex, dynamic and multifaceted phenomenon, resulting from a combination of personal, social, economic, educational and family-related factors, very often linked to socio-economic disadvantage. It is rarely a sudden decision, and usually the visible result of a long process of underachievement and progressive disengagement from education.