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Detailed explanation-1: -Jenpu Rongmei, the Community Avenue Network Youth of Nagaland Chief Functionary, stated at the event, “as per a survey conducted by the World Bank, the dropout rate in the upper primary (VI-VIII) and the secondary (IX-X) too stood at 17.7 percent and 35.1 percent respectively.”

Detailed explanation-2: -As per the figures, the dropout rate at the primary level (Classes 1 to 5) has gone up to 1.5 percent in the academic year 2021-22, up from 0.8 percent in 2020-21. At the upper primary level (Classes 6-8), the dropout rate has gone up to 3 percent in 2021-22, compared to 1.9 percent in the year 2020-21.

Detailed explanation-3: -While high school dropout rates are decreasing, the United States experiences a daunting 40% college dropout rate every year. With only 41% of students graduating after four years without delay, American universities tend to pale at the scale of this recurring issue (ThinkImpact, 2021).

Detailed explanation-4: -Dropout Rate by Race The rates, however, remain high for people of color. In particular, American Indian/Alaska Native high school students have the highest high school dropout rate at 9.6% (NCES, 2021). This is much higher compared to the overall average dropout rate of 5.1% (NCES, 2021).

Detailed explanation-5: -The status dropout rate varied by race/ethnicity in 2020. The status dropout rate for Asian 16-to 24-year-olds (2.4 percent) was lower than the rates for Black (4.2 percent) and White (4.8 percent) 16-to 24-year-olds, and all three rates were lower than the rate for those who were Hispanic (7.4 percent).