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Introduction: School dropout is an increasing worldwide phenomenon, marked by inequality and educational exclusion. In Chile, many students who have dropped out of regular schools attempt to reenter youth and adult education (YAE). However, some of them drop out again from YAE. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify and jointly analyze school and individual factors that influence dropout in YAE. Methods: This secondary multilevel analysis of official datasets from Chile’s Ministry of Education focused on students enrolled in YAE (N = 10,130). Results: According to the findings, YAE dropout can be explained by the individual risk factors of age (19–24 years), low academic achievement, and school-level factors such as number of teachers (raw and student-to-teacher ratio), economic resources, and school management quality. Discussion: We discuss the need to develop school-level protective factors that build connections, foster student engagement, and ultimately, promote students’ permanence and progress in YAE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

School dropout (SD) is a complex process that violates and excludes. Youth and Adult Education (YAE) is often the place of transformation of this reality, with scarce resources and basic capacities. Through a qualitative case study in Chile and Spain, we sought to identify educational experiences and practices that seek to reverse SD. We recognized students' accounts of experiences and traumas of educational exclusion, and teachers' accounts of experiences of exclusion and AE, being counter-hegemonic practices and alternative ways of banding, a response to an excluding neoliberal educational order. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The challenges for quality education are complex given the high dropout rates. In Chile, this population is managed by the Youth and Adult Education modality, which there is not enough information on these educational trajectories. The aim of this quantitative research was to characterize these students, inquiring about how to tackle school dropout. The results show a mostly male population, under twenty-five years, with low attendance and low marks. From the MLR analysis, attendance, gender and level of education are the factors that most explain school performance, determining the continuity of the school trajectory. In order to provide new opportunities for lifelong learning, it is suggested to focus on intervention strategies with a systemic approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]