Student retention in higher education institutions in Ecuador

Abstract

Student retention has become one of the subjects of most significant research interest in higher education due to the high dropout rates occurring for several years worldwide. For the research development, the objective was to analyze student retention in the institutions of higher education in Ecuador. The information from these was analyzed, taking as reference the information reported in the control bodies, the Report on Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean of the International Institute of the International of the UNESCO for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Methodology Applied quantitative and interpretative research, a review of the information available in the open data portals of national and international higher education indicators was conducted. As a result, the retention rate was obtained for co-financed public and private colleges and universities.