Rate of student dropout in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria

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@article{1708403,
      author = {Oseki Osasumwen Igieorobo, Chukwujindu Joyce Okafor (PhD)},
      title = {Rate of student dropout in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {8},
      number = {11},
      pages = {845-853},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1708403.pdf},
      abstract = {Background: The rate of dropout of secondary schools? student has increased in recent times. Kara 2006 defines dropout as any student who leaves school for any reason before graduation or competition of a program of study. Causes of dropout includes lack of support from parents or government, academic difficulty, mental health challenge, lack of motivation, poor infrastructure amongst others. The consequences of dropout affect the individuals and society at large. Dropout often face higher rates of unemployment, low earnings which directly and indirectly increase crime. Dropout also leads to early pregnancy, violence, drug abuse, suicide among others. This work investigated the rate of drop out in senior secondary schools specifically between SS1 to SS3 in Egor Local Government Area.
Method: Data/statistics were collected from Edo State Ministry of Education, Planning Department for 2023/2024 academic year to which comprehensive studies were done to be able to draw valid conclusion. The data collected showed the numbers of student (male and female) form SS1 to SS# in twelve (12) schools across Egor Local Government Area. The data provided were for only government school and comprises of mixed, male only and female only schools. 
Result: Cumulatively, male had a percentage dropout of 48.5% while female had a dropout of 46.6% which support the claim of high percentage of dropout in Senior Secondary School. Even in single school type (male or female) where there ought to be no distraction from opposite sex, male had a percentage dropout of 33% and female 30%. According to National center for Education Statistics (NCES), the dropout rate (for individuals aged 16 ? 24 who are not in school or haven?t completed high school) was around 5.8% in 2017. Thus, the result support UNESCO 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report which says the number of out of school children in sub?Saharan African has increased. 
Conclusively, its therefore necessary to investigate the cause of dropout on Senior Secondary Schools and how to curb it. },
      keywords = {Rate, dropout, Egor, local government, Edo State, Nigeria},
      month = {May},
  }