Purpose

The main purpose of this study is to identify the socioeconomic determinants of dropout from primary schools and to give policy suggestions to address the issue.

Design/methodology/approach

A total of 600 dropout and enrolled respondents were selected from 60 government primary schools of district Chiniot. School heads and parents of dropout children were taken as samples. The results were obtained by employing the Probit regression model.

Findings

Numbers of family members, age of the family head, exchange marriage and poverty status have positive relationship with dropout from primary schools. The findings revealed a higher rate of dropout among girls, which is a major cause of concern.

Practical implications

Education is regarded as a basic human right and a valuable human capital. It is included in Millennium Development Goals to achieve universal primary education and in Sustainable Development Goals as quality education. Underdeveloped countries are facing the problems of high dropout and lack of quality education, especially in Pakistan. These problems need to be addressed to keep pace with developed nations and to meet development goals.

Originality/value

It is recommended that government should create employment opportunities, family planning programs, legislature measures on exchange marriage and child labor. The involvement in co-curricular activities in learning and usage of audio-visual aids in the teaching process can improve the enrollment in the primary schools.

中文翻译：

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小学生辍学的社会经济决定因素：以巴基斯坦为例

目的

本研究的主要目的是确定小学辍学的社会经济决定因素，并提出解决问题的政策建议。

设计/方法/方法

共有 600 名辍学和入学的受访者从 Chiniot 区的 60 所公立小学中选出。学校校长和辍学儿童的父母被作为样本。结果是通过采用 Probit 回归模型获得的。

发现

家庭成员人数、户主年龄、交换婚姻和贫困状况与小学辍学率呈正相关。调查结果显示，女孩的辍学率较高，这是一个令人担忧的主要原因。

实际影响

教育被视为一项基本人权和宝贵的人力资本。它被纳入千年发展目标以实现普及初等教育，并作为优质教育纳入可持续发展目标。欠发达国家正面临着辍学率高和缺乏优质教育的问题，特别是在巴基斯坦。需要解决这些问题，以跟上发达国家的步伐并实现发展目标。

原创性/价值

建议政府创造就业机会、计划生育计划、关于交换婚姻和童工的立法措施。在教学过程中参与学习和使用视听教具的课外活动可以提高小学的入学率。