Despite the fact that in Peru was observed an improvement in enrollment during the nineties, even performing better … than the rest of the Latin American countries, dropout and schooling delay persist avoiding a substantial increase in the … society’s education level. This research analyzes the dynamics of dropout during the school cycle and, at the same time …

Although Mexico’s Conditional Cash Transfer Program Oportunidades has increased overall school enrollment, many … and increasing transfer for older students is a cost-effective way to raise overall school enrollment in urban areas …

This paper provides evidence on the socioeconomic gradient in dropout and progression in upper secondary education in … 2002, we find that student achievement at the end of compulsory school is the main predictor of dropout and delayed … is modest and non-linear, and related to dropout behavior and not grade repetition. The results are remarkably robust to …