Early college leaving grows in Spain for the primary time in 14 years


The dropout price stands at 13.9 In the final 12 months dropout has decreased barely amongst males, but it surely has elevated amongst girls

Early college leaving has elevated in Spain for the primary time since 2008. The information for 2022, revealed immediately by the Ministry of Education, place the dropout price at 13.9%, which represents a rise of six tenths in comparison with 13.3% in 2021.

A decade in the past, the information was a lot worse, 24.7%. In 2022, the distinction between the information for males (16.5%) and that for girls (11.2%) continues to be very important, though the speed amongst males has decreased by 0.2% among the many inhabitants female has elevated by 1.5% within the final 12 months.

Regarding the scenario by autonomous group, the Basque Country (5.6%), Navarra (5.7%) and Cantabria (8.9%) stand out with higher information.

Evolution of dropout in SpainMinistry of Education

Among the younger inhabitants between 20 and 24 years of age, the proportion that has reached a minimum of the second stage of Secondary Education has reached 78.7%, a notable advance in comparison with the 63% of a decade in the past, however nonetheless removed from the European common (84.6%). Also on this part the speed amongst girls (82.1%) is larger than that of males (75.6%), though the distinction between the sexes continues to lower.