Fatores associados à retenção e ao abandono escolar no ensino médio público da Bahia

Abstract

In Brazil, high school is the stage of education with the worst educational outcomes related to student flow (grade promotion, grade retention, school dropout). This situation worsens when it comes to student flow rates in Bahia. The literature indicates that student background and school factors explain the likelihood of grade retention and school dropout among students. Under the assumption that better economic and social conditions and access to high-quality school inputs lead to lower chances of failing and dropping out of school. The present work seeks to analyze which individual, family, and school characteristics are good predictors of lower grade retention and school dropout among public high school students in Bahia. Applying a logit model on data from Sistema de Avaliação da Educação Básica (SAEB) and School Census from the year of 2019. The results show that students who do school homework, whose mothers have higher educational levels, and with higher parent involvement in the children education have a lower chance of being retained at high school. Regarding school dropout, socioeconomic status, parental involvement, mother education, and school homework lower the chance of students dropping out. Better schools reduce the likelihood of grade repetition and school dropout among students.