Secondary school dropout is higher among boys in Latin America if compared to girls. Dropping out of school has negative implications for overall human capital accumulation and for future labor market outcomes of those individuals. Since youth who leave school before finishing upper secondary generally lack the skills to secure a formal-sector job, their likelihood to have lower quality jobs and reduced earnings increase. The World Bank Group (WBG)...
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Reducing Boy’s School Dropout and Helping Boys at Risk
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young people
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Reducing Boy’s School Dropout and Helping Boys at Risk (English). LAC Gender Notes Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/936601642743773671