The document discusses challenges for expanding secondary education in Tucumán Province, Argentina. It notes that 23% of the population has unmet basic needs, and favorable social conditions only exist in the central corridor where main economic activities are located. In the 5th Circuit of Tucumán Province, which has 198,849 inhabitants including isolated rural areas farthest from the capital city, there are lower rates of access to lower and upper secondary education compared to the national average. The document aims to analyze factors limiting access, retention, and graduation in secondary education for disadvantaged groups in the 5th Circuit and identify measures to improve progression and graduation.