Evasão escolar e os Indicadores da Rede Federal de Educação Profissional no Brasil entre 2003 e 2015

Abstract

The article discusses the context of production of quantitative data on school dropout at the Federal Network of Vocational and Technological Education in Brazil, especially at vocational high schools, between 2003 and 2015. Based on documental analysis and interviews with managers, the actions of the federal government in the formulation of indicators that quantify school dropout are presented. The study focuses on changes in the databases, forms of calculations, and institutional structure and culture required to measure dropout. The institutional choices of the federal government to deal with dropout reveal the complexity of the problem, as well as the limits and possibilities of the implemented public policies. This demonstrates a regulatory and evaluative State away from the modes of combating school dropout.