CAUSES EARLY SCHOOL LEAVING

1. EARLY SCHOOLEARLY SCHOOL
LEAVINGLEAVING
COMING TO TERMS WITHCOMING TO TERMS WITH
THE PROBLEM.THE PROBLEM.

2. THE EUROSTAT FINDINGS.THE EUROSTAT FINDINGS.
EUROSTAT’S 2015 survey among youngEUROSTAT’S 2015 survey among young
people of the EU28 aged 18-24 who:people of the EU28 aged 18-24 who:
 left school at the level of lower secondaryleft school at the level of lower secondary
education (circa 16 years of age).education (circa 16 years of age).
 have not received any other kind ofhave not received any other kind of
education, formal or otherwise, since.education, formal or otherwise, since.

3. THE SUBJECTS’ DATATHE SUBJECTS’ DATA
►2,9 percent on average more boys than2,9 percent on average more boys than
girls.girls.
►Almost 80% coming from low incomeAlmost 80% coming from low income
background.background.
►Under 1/10 subjects coming from majorUnder 1/10 subjects coming from major
urban environments (ie. capital cities).urban environments (ie. capital cities).

4. EDUCATIONALEDUCATIONAL
REASONSREASONS

5. POOR ACADEMICPOOR ACADEMIC
RESULTSRESULTS
►School subjectsSchool subjects
way above theway above the
pupil’spupil’s
competence.competence.

6. ►A dauntingA daunting
volume ofvolume of
knowledgeknowledge
resulting in greatresulting in great
amount of stress.amount of stress.

7. ►A schoolA school
system thatsystem that
assesses only aassesses only a
particular typeparticular type
of intelligence.of intelligence.

8. TECHNICAL PROBLEMSTECHNICAL PROBLEMS
►Lack ofLack of
guidance.guidance.
►Poor textbooks.Poor textbooks.

9. ►Lack ofLack of
teachingteaching
personnel.personnel.

10. ► Low quality of teachingLow quality of teaching
aids.aids.
► Major problems in theMajor problems in the
infrastructure.infrastructure.
► Unstable or/andUnstable or/and
inconsistentinconsistent
educational system.educational system.

11. ►InaccessibilityInaccessibility
of schools.of schools.

12. NON-ACADEMICNON-ACADEMIC
REASONSREASONS

13. FINANCIAL REASONSFINANCIAL REASONS
► Early entry to theEarly entry to the
market.market.
► Inability to afford theInability to afford the
actual cost ofactual cost of
education.education.

14. SOCIAL REASONSSOCIAL REASONS
►LanguageLanguage
barriers.barriers.

15. ► Inability to integrate toInability to integrate to
society (earlysociety (early
marriage,marriage,
religion/ethicalreligion/ethical
barriers).barriers).

16. THANK YOUTHANK YOU
Information andInformation and
basic statisticsbasic statistics
courtesy of:courtesy of:
► Eurostat EU28 2015Eurostat EU28 2015
http://ec.europa.eu/eurosthttp://ec.europa.eu/eurosta