The goal of this discussion text is to identify possible causes of the reduction in regular high school enrollment, which occurred in Brazil since 2005. The text analyzes enrollment data disaggregated according the following variables: i) region; ii) class period; iii) administration level...

This study aims to analyze the evolution of access to higher education in the cohort 18-24 years, which is considered the most adequate for this level of education. Initially, we question the use of this age group as a reference to measure the degree of access to this level of education in...

The following text aims to outline the evolution of undergraduate education in Brazil, during the decade of 1990, with emphasis on the federal policies for this area. Therefore, the text presents: (i) synthesis of government diagnosis and the resulting actions; (ii) main actions and programs...

This study aims to analyze the evolution of access to higher education in the cohort 18-24 years, which is considered the most adequate for this level of education. Initially, we question the use of this age group as a reference to measure the degree of access to this level of education in...

The goal of this discussion text is to identify possible causes of the reduction in regular high school enrollment, which occurred in Brazil since 2005. The text analyzes enrollment data disaggregated according the following variables: i) region; ii) class period; iii) administration level...

This text synthesizes a previous study whose objective was to analyze Federal expenditures with children and adolescents (those aged 0 to 18) in the 1994 - 1997 period. Federal expenditures are analyzed through budget information, considering thus the values actually spent during the period. Two...