High school dropout: A reflection on high schools in Itacoatiara-Amazonas/Brasil

Abstract

According to the Ministry of Education (MEC), high school dropout rates are worrying. The number of students who dropped out in 2019 is still high across the country. The numbers are falling, it's true, but they are still very worrying, because of the almost 50 million students aged between 14 and 29 in the country, 20.2% (or 10.1 million) did not complete any of the stages of basic education, either because they dropped out of school or because they never attended. Of this total, 71.7% were black or brown.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevenIIImulti2023-219