Global Education Digest 2012 - International Reading Association

CONTENTS
Fewer children leaving school in Latin America and the Caribbean 36
Other regions reflect wide variation in dropout rates 37
3.4 When do children leave school? 37
Over-age children are more likely to leave school early 39
3.5 The profile of early school leavers 40
Which children are more likely to leave school early? 40
Six case studies of early school leavers: How do countries compare? 40
How far do young people progress in their studies before leaving school? 43
Section 4 / Monitoring education quality: Putting the spotlight on low levels of learning 45
4.1 Low reading performance in early grades of primary education 45
4.2 Assessing low levels of reading skills at the end of primary education 47
4.3 Learning outcomes and repetition 49
Section 5 / The costs of school failure 52
5.1 Links between repetition, early school leaving and inadequate learning outcomes 52
5.2 Grade repetition and early school leaving are costly, but to what extent? 54
5.3 Policy options for reducing repetition and early school leaving 55
References 60
Annex A / Definitions 62
Annex B / International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED97) 72
Annex C / Regions 74
Annex D / Electronic resources 76
Annex E / Reader’s guide 77
Annex F / Statistical tables 82
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