about of students are required to repeat and are estimated to drop out in th grade the highest rates across all levels of compulsory schooling mep improving retention in secondary education is a top priority of the current government which has designed a flagship initiative yo me apunto im in to ensure that schools with the highest dropout rates receive additional support chapter among those yearolds who are still in education pisa shows that while socioeconomically advantaged students tend to perform as well as their peers in many oecd countries disadvantaged students are behind by the equivalent of around two years of schooling