Causes of Drop Out of Primary Level Students in Kavre District of Nepal

Abstract

The present research entitled "Causes of Primary School Dropout in Kavre District: A Study based on Parbati H. S. School, Krisna Gopal S. S. and Bhimsinaswor S. S. of Kavre District" has been presented to give a brief account of dropout situation in primary education system and its prominent causes. Research design was descriptive and cross-sectional. The study was based on both primary and secondary data. All the data are collected on the basis of interview schedule and the data entered into SPSS database and results are obtained by frequency distribution and cross tabulation of the variables. During 2011 to 2014 period, there were 1261 students enrolled in primary level, 112 students were dropout in primary level of education in the study area. The total enrolled students were in one class 77, 8 students was dropout in class one. Similarly, two classes 62 were enrolled and 3 are dropped out. In 2011, 26 students were dropout in primary level of education, 28 were dropout in 2012, 29 students were dropout in 2013 and again 29 students were dropout in 2014 A. D.  Most of the dropout students stayed in home. The study suggested some measures to reduce dropout problems as provision of free education, social awareness campaign programmes should be conducted, especial coaching classes to the weaker children, employment opportunity to the poor family should be provided, dresses, books and other educational materials should be provided.