Over half of Brazilian undergraduates drop out to care for children

In Brazil, more than half (54.4%) of undergraduate students have had to take a leave of absence or even drop out of college to care for their children, according to a survey conducted by a working group on this issue under the Ministry of Education. At the graduate level, the figure stands at 36.4 percent. Most of the more than 7,400 participants in the study identify as mothers (86.5%) and are enrolled in undergraduate programs. At this level, the average age is 33, with most students…