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The Impact of Institutional Context, Education and Labour Market Policies on Early School Leaving: a comparative analysis of EU countries
Author(s) -
De Witte Kristof,
Nicaise Ides,
Lavrijsen Jeroen,
Van Landeghem Georges,
Lamote Carl,
Van Damme Jan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1465-3435
pISSN - 0141-8211
DOI - 10.1111/ejed.12034
Subject(s) - unemployment , context (archaeology) , vocational education , poverty , economics , per capita , labour economics , demographic economics , social insurance , economic growth , sociology , market economy , paleontology , population , demography , biology
This article presents a comparative analysis of the determinants of early school leaving ( ESL ) at the country level. We decompose ESL rates into two components: a ‘primary’ rate reflecting unqualified school leaving from initial education, and a second component accounting for early school leavers who participate in training programmes. Both may be influenced by structural and policy determinants. We examine how the ESL rate is affected by macro‐economic and social context variables such as GDP /capita, growth, poverty, and youth unemployment, as well as system characteristics of the education system (such as legal school leaving age, grade retention, early tracking, and size of vocational education) and the labour market and social protection systems (minimum wages, unemployment insurance).