Factors influencing school dropouts at the primary level

The study investigates the factors influencing the school dropouts at the primary level in Jorhat district of Assam, India based on the responses of 120 dropouts selected through random sampling. The major factors influencing school dropouts were found to be household work, lack of parental guidance in studies, large family size, poor economic condition of the family, failure in examination, lack of time for study, punishment by teachers, lack of interest in studies, etc.