The economic crisis that started during the pandemic period continues exponentially. While the citizens are trying to survive against the financial difficulties, they take their children, who are within the scope of compulsory education, from formal education. Children who continue their education in open secondary schools and high schools thus support their household expenses by working temporarily in a job. In addition to these, the increase in the number of unemployed university graduates is also high.
Parents tended to openly enroll their children, who attend school within the scope of 12-year compulsory education, in open education institutions. Thus, by working in a temporary job, they support the increasing expenses of the household.
While the economic crisis that started with the pandemic period continued exponentially, the expenses of the households also increased. As a result of the exorbitant price increases and the hike in the bills, the households sought solutions to their financial difficulties, and they tended to openly enroll their children, who continue to school within the scope of 12-year compulsory education, in open education institutions. Thus, by working in a temporary job, they support the increasing expenses of the household.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GO TO OPEN EDUCATION
"National Education Statistics Formal Education 2019/2020" report published by the Ministry of National Education (MEB) contains data for the 2019-2020 education period, 18,241,881 students are registered. In the "National Education Statistics Formal Education 2020/2021" report, it is stated that 18,155,943 students are registered. In the report, which deals with the 2019-2020 academic year, it was determined that while the number of students enrolled in open education in high school was 1,361,167, this number increased by 91,164 in the 2020-2021 academic year, reaching 1,452,331 students. When the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 education and training periods are compared, it was noted that there was a decrease in the total number of students.
1 IN 10 CHILDREN IN HIGH SCHOOL IS OUT OF EDUCATION
Turkish Education Association (TED) “In the 2021 Education Evaluation Report”, it was stated that 676,000 children in the age group of 6-17, that is, in the age range covering primary, secondary and high school education, are out of school, while it was stated that 457,000 of the children aged 14-17, that is, within the scope of high school education, are out of school. It was stated that 1 out of every 10 children in the high school education period is out of education life. Regarding the data given in the report, it was noted that most of the dropouts were in the high school period. Again, in the "2020 Education Evaluation Report" published last year by the Turkish Education Association (TED), risk groups regarding school dropouts were included. According to the report, it was pointed out that 158,616 students were at risk of dropping out of school in 2020.