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c) the drop-out of immigrant children from upper secondary schools remains a problem.

[...] [...] market and the dropout rate of immigrant [...]

[...] and extent of dropout and low retention in the education system and develop [...] [...]

Canada referred to the youth unemployment rate, the secondary school dropout rate and the homelessness rate for persons of an immigrant background.

(a) High school dropout and repetition rates, with girls being much more likely to drop out of school than boys, due notably to early and forced marriages and the participation of girls in family work

[...] [...] who leave or drop out of the educational system and seek [...]

When students fail to complete their degree there are not only direct costs to the student and the university, but also opportunity costs, since the student who left was filling a space that might have been occupied by a student who would have graduated.

In Bangladesh craft workshops have been conducted in three schools, benefiting 110 students, of whom 25 are drop-out learners.

(a) Undertake studies and develop effective programmes to improve the quality of education and reduce school drop out, especially at the secondary level, and monitor the impact of such programmes

[...] [...] progression from primary to secondary school and the drop-out rates.

[...] taken to reduce drop-out rates at the primary [...] [...]

[...] release on the issue of drop-outs at primary and secondary [...]

The socio-economic status is an important factor of the scope, dropout rate and the rate of completing primary and secondary school.

[...] [...] relating to high drop-out rates in the [...]

Secondary school enrolment of female adolescents would increase further if dropping out of school because of pregnancy could be avoided.

[...] [...] levels, and education of out-of-school children.

[...] [...] education to out-of-school youth.

IIEP pursued its work on ethics and corruption in education through: research on “Transparency in the targeting of pro-poor incentives” – which addresses the effect of malpractices on girls’ access and retention in primary and secondary school; new publications on teacher codes of conducts; and training activities implemented at the request of countries or development agencies.

[...] [...] by high repetition and dropout rates; (iii) rejection [...] [...]

The expected outcomes of the study are the formulation of recommendations on the development of a national strategy to prevent dropping out from school, on the one hand, and, on the other, greater effectiveness in implementing new curricula in order to raise the levels of learning achievements.

(a) Key barriers to girls’ education need to be removed, including by providing scholarships, cash transfers and eliminating user fees; support for girls, especially at the secondary level where too many girls are forced to leave school because of school expenses, should be expanded; completion and attendance rates need to be tracked; the quality of education must be improved; and investment in girls’ enrolment in secondary school must be scaled up

[...] [...] qualification, shortages, drop-outs, gender inequities; [...] [...]

The following areas were also deemed critical for preparing the future programme and should receive priority attention: quality education/relevance and implementation of EFA National Action Plan; development of UNESCO National Support Strategy (UNESS); educational planning and management, HIV and AIDS education; early childhood education; technical and vocational education (especially of school drop-outs); use of ICTs for education; and greater emphasis on research that would inform policy dialogue as well as on higher education and research.

[...] [...] framework; the lack of recognition of their positive contribution throughout history to the construction and development of the country; the lack of qualitative and quantitative disaggregated data by racial or ethnic origin; the existence of a circle of poverty, unequal access to education, public services, employment, as well as discrimination in the administration and functioning of the justice system; existence of racial profiling and police violence; underrepresentation in political and institutional decision-making processes, as well as the [...] [...]