Unearthing Reasons for School Dropouts

In India, one in three students doesn't complete schooling due to various reasons, though the students have the right to a free and compulsory education. In the study area, this crisis has been an academic nightmare for the past few decades. The present study examines the factors that cause students to depart before schooling. A sample of seventy-two respondents was selected randomly from six secondary schools in Kosigi Mandal of Kurnool District in Andhra Pradesh State. The study used quantitative data. The required primary data was collected through a schedule, and secondary data was collected from various journals, reports and websites. The objectives of the present study were to find the association of personal, family, socio-economic and school factors and school dropouts in the study area and also to find the influence of these factors on school dropouts. The study found that personal factors, family factors and socio-economic factors were associated with school dropouts in the study area, while family factors and socio-economic factors influence the school dropouts statistically.