Secondary school dropout in Kabawa community in Kebbi State, Nigeria

Abstract

The prevalence of dropouts in educational institutions especially in secondary schools affected the integrity of the system. It is important to note that, every country invest in its youths because they are the country’s future human resources, among them will emerge leaders in politics, academics, technology, and business of various dimension. This paper attempted to identify the factors that influence school dropout and the consequences that would result. The paper identifies the following as some of the factors that would influence the secondary dropout all over the globe and Kebbi State in particular. The investigation indicated that the problems of dropouts are far more nuanced than its apparent cause would suggest. In the state of Kebbi, there are a number of factors that contribute to students dropping out of secondary school such as kidnapping students for ransom, banditry, thuggery, insurgent activities, general insecurity, cultism, parents' divorce, minority in language/ethnicity differences, physical disability as well as poverty, lack of government support, illiterate parents/family background, “I don’t care”/indifferent attitude in community, drug abuse, unwanted pregnancy, early child marriage and etc. These are among several factors contributing to students dropping out of school.