Factors Associated with Secondary School Students Dropout in Tanzania: A Case of Ruvuma Region.

Mapunda,, Valentina Mamertus (2025) Factors Associated with Secondary School Students Dropout in Tanzania: A Case of Ruvuma Region. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study looked at factors that contribute to secondary school dropouts in Tanzania. The study was guided by functionalist theory. The study’s objectives were to examine school factors that led to secondary school dropout in selected secondary schools in Tunduru District. Using quantitative approach, data were collected through questionnaire with students, teachers and head teacher and sampling procedure was probability sampling and noon probability sampling. To investigate how student-based factors lead to secondary school students dropping out in selected secondary schools in Tunduru District and to determine whether parents influence secondary students to drop out in selected secondary schools in Tunduru District. Results indicate a positive and significant relationship between school-based, student-based, and parent-based factors on students' dropout at Tunduru District. The study also comes to the conclusion that the main causes of student dropouts are a shortage of teachers, a poor learning environment, libraries, peer pressure, unethical behaviour, culture, lack of learning resources, alcoholism, poverty, perception and divorce or separation had an impact on students' dropout rates. The study, therefore, recommended that. The study’s objectives were to examine school factors that led to secondary school dropout and evaluate the long-term effects of intervention strategies on students’ retention

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