Bassi, Marina, Busso, Matias and Muñoz, Juan Sebastián (2015) Enrollment, graduation, and dropout rates in Latin America: is the glass half empty or half full? Economía, 16 (1). 113 - 156. ISSN 1529-7470
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Abstract
We use 292 household surveys from eighteen Latin American countries to document patterns in secondary school graduation rates over the period 1990–2010. We find that enrollment and graduation rates increased during that period, while dropout rates decreased. We provide two types of explanations for these patterns. Countries implemented changes on the supply side to improve access, by increasing the resources allocated to education and designing policies to help students stay in school. Despite this progress, graduation rates are still generally low, and there are remarkable gaps in educational outcomes in terms of gender, income quintiles, and regions within countries. The quality of education is also generally low.
Item Type: | Article |
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Official URL: | https://economia.lse.ac.uk/ |
Additional Information: | © 2015 LACTEA |
Divisions: | LSE |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions L Education > LB Theory and practice of education H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
JEL classification: | O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies > O54 - Latin America; Caribbean I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education > I21 - Analysis of Education I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education > I20 - General |
Date Deposited: | 08 Jul 2024 23:13 |
Last Modified: | 08 Jul 2024 23:13 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/123163 |
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