Klaus Hart Brasilientexte

The 2010 Synthesis of Social Indicators was published on September 17 2010 by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics). The IBGE is an organ of the federal government. However it is not at the service of the opposition nor of the detractors of the Lula government. Fortunately it is serious and impartial. The data concerning education in Brazil is horrifying.
 
In 2009 14.8% of young people between 15 and 17 were not attending school. 32.8% of those between 18 and 24 dropped out before finishing high school. (Increasing the amount of non-qualified labour and of candidates for the narcotics trade…)Compared to the other Mercosul (Southern common market) countries, the Brazilian high school drop out index was 10%. In Argentina it was 7%, in Uruguay 6.8%, in Chile 2.9%, in Paraguay 2.3% and in Venezuela 1%.http://www.hart-brasilientexte.de/2010/10/29/tim-wegenast-universitat-konstanz-manie-der-grose-analyse-uber-brasiliens-politischen-moment/Why do our young people drop out of school? The main factors are lack of funds to pay for their studies, lack of enough public schools, lack of interest, constant having to repeat the year due to old fashioned and outdated teaching, lack of motivation, frequent absenteeism of teachers, difficulty with public transport and the need to enter the work force at a young age.http://www.hart-brasilientexte.de/2009/10/05/brasilien-auf-uno-index-fur-menschliche-entwicklung-jetzt-platz-75-hinter-argentinien-chile-und-kuba/

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