The Impact of Institutional Context, Education and Labour Market Policies on Early School Leaving: a comparative analysis of EU countries

This article presents a comparative analysis of the determinants of early school leaving (ESL) at the country level. We decompose ESL rates into two components: a ‘primary’ rate reflecting unqualified school leaving from initial education, and a second component accounting for early school leavers w...

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Published in:European journal of education 2013-09, Vol.48 (3), p.331-345
Main Authors: De Witte, Kristof, Nicaise, Ides, Lavrijsen, Jeroen, Van Landeghem, Georges, Lamote, Carl, Van Damme, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accounting
Comparative Analysis
Comparative studies
decomposition
Determinants
Development
Dropout Rate
Dropouts
Early School Leaving
Economic Factors
European Union
Foreign Countries
Grade Repetition
Institutional Characteristics
Insurance
Labor Market
Labour market
Macroeconomics
Minimum Wage
Poverty
Public Policy
School leavers
Social Environment
Track System (Education)
Tracking
Unemployment
Unemployment insurance
Vocational Education
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Summary:This article presents a comparative analysis of the determinants of early school leaving (ESL) at the country level. We decompose ESL rates into two components: a ‘primary’ rate reflecting unqualified school leaving from initial education, and a second component accounting for early school leavers who participate in training programmes. Both may be influenced by structural and policy determinants. We examine how the ESL rate is affected by macro‐economic and social context variables such as GDP/capita, growth, poverty, and youth unemployment, as well as system characteristics of the education system (such as legal school leaving age, grade retention, early tracking, and size of vocational education) and the labour market and social protection systems (minimum wages, unemployment insurance).
ISSN:0141-8211
1465-3435
DOI:10.1111/ejed.12034