4.3 Descriptive statistics
of causes of dropouts by the level of dropout
Table 6 Percentage
distribution of factors affecting dropout by the level of dropout
|
VARIABLES
|
LEVEL OF DROPOUT
|
TOTAL
|
|
HIGH
|
MIDDLE
|
LOW
|
|
Distance from school
|
Yes
|
26.5
|
32.4
|
41.2
|
100.0
|
|
No
|
42.3
|
11.5
|
46.2
|
100.0
|
|
Total
|
33.3
|
23.3
|
43.3
|
100.0
|
|
Parents' illiteracy
|
Yes
|
32.6
|
30.4
|
37.0
|
100.0
|
|
No
|
35.7
|
0.0
|
64.3
|
100.0
|
|
Total
|
33.3
|
23.3
|
43.3
|
100.0
|
|
Child's Family poverty
|
Yes
|
36.7
|
20.4
|
42.9
|
100.0
|
|
No
|
18.2
|
36.4
|
45.5
|
100. 0
|
|
Total
|
33.3
|
23.3
|
43.3
|
100.0
|
|
One cup of milk per child
|
Yes
|
12.1
|
18.2
|
69.7
|
100.0
|
|
No
|
59.3
|
29.6
|
11.1
|
100.0
|
|
Total
|
33.3
|
23.3
|
43.3
|
100.0
|
|
Failure or repetition
|
Yes
|
34.0
|
23.4
|
42.6
|
100.0
|
|
No
|
30.8
|
23.1
|
46.2
|
100.0
|
|
Total
|
33.3
|
23.3
|
43.3
|
100.0
|
|
Child employment
|
Yes
|
37.5
|
20.8
|
41.7
|
100.0
|
|
No
|
16.7
|
33.3
|
50.0
|
100.0
|
|
Total
|
33.3
|
23.3
|
43.3
|
100.0
|
|
Place of residence
|
Urban
|
27.6
|
20.7
|
51.7
|
100.0
|
|
Rural
|
38.7
|
25.8
|
35.5
|
100
|
|
Total
|
33.3
|
23.3
|
43.3
|
100.0
|
Source: primary data
The table 6 shows the percentage distribution of between
variables affecting the dropout and the level of dropout.
4.3.1 Distance from school
The table 6 illustrates that among the respondents who
affirmed the distance from school to be one of dropout causes, 26.5 percent
were from schools with high level of dropout while 32.4 percent were from
schools with middle level of dropout and 41.2 percent were from schools with
the low level of dropout. On the other side, respondents who denied the
influence of distance from school to the dropout level, 42.3 percent among them
were from schools with high level of dropout, while 11.5 percent were from
schools with middle level of dropout, and the other 46.2 were from schools with
the low level of dropout.
4.3.2 Parents' illiteracy
The table 6 shows that out of respondents who confirmed the
impact of parents' illiteracy on children's dropout decision, 37.0 percent
representing the highest percentage were from low level dropout schools against
30.4 percent representing the lowest percentage were from the middle level
dropout schools. While on the other, among those who underestimated the
influence of parents' illiteracy on children decision to dropout, 35.7 percent
were from high level of dropout schools against 64.3 percent who were from
schools with low level of dropout.
4.3.3 Child's Family
poverty
The highest percent of respondents, who were for the influence
of family poverty towards the dropout of a child, 42.9 percent were from the
low level of dropout schools against the lowest percentage which is 20.4. while
the highest percentage of those who were against its influence on dropout is
45.5 percent against 18.2 percent representing the smallest value.
4.3.4 One cup of milk per
child
Among the respondents upon who the study was conducted, the
highest percentage of those who confirmed the relationship between one cup of
milk per child and dropout was 69.7 from the schools with low level of dropout,
the lowest percent of them (26.4 percent) were from schools with high level of
dropout. For those who did not agree with its influence on dropout, the highest
percentage, which is 59.3, was from schools with high level of dropout against
11.1 percent representing the lowest.
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