Levantamiento y análisis estadístico descriptivo de las tasas de deserción, retención y titulación de los estudiantes de la ESPOCH en los periodos 2014-2020

Abstract

This degree work aimed to analyze the student data of the Polytechnic of Chimborazo (ESPOCH) at institutional level, in its 7 faculties and 32 careers, using descriptive statistical techniques, thus obtaining the respective dropout, retention and degree rates between the periods 2014 and the first semester of 2020 giving a total of thirteen periods. Regarding the data collection, it was carried out through the respective procedure in the dependencies, for which the data matrix was created and tabulated, later a frequency analysis was made, obtaining a total of 2026 students enrolled in the first level in the period March 17 - August 8, 2014. It was obtained that the 52% (1063) of the enrolled students were male, 48% (963) were female. Regarding the number of students, the aforementioned rates were calculated, which are represented by statistical tables and graphics prepared in Microsoft Office and R-Studio, resulting at the institutional level, the dropout rate was 35% (117) being the highest compared to retention that had 31% (624) and degree with 17% (351), the remaining 16% (334) are graduates without degrees, while at the level of faculties there was high dropout in Computer Science and Electronics with 49% (125), for retention in Mechanics with the 45% (176), a degree in Public Health had 36% (96) and graduates without degrees in Business administration were 26% (117). It is worth mentioning that the demand and types of scholarships were analyzed. It is concluded that the dropout rate both at the institutional and faculty level is considerably high, unlike the other rates. It is recommended to carry out a meticulous study of attrition and retention to know the reasons why these rates were high.