Dropouts – how to stop According to a government report, the dropout rate at the secondary school level in India is more than 17%, while the dropout rate at upper-primary (VI to VIII) and primary level is 1.8% and 1.5%.You can help those drop out students through reach out to your community and provide career and technical education, weekend community tuitions classes, parents counseling session, provide vocational or social-emotional skills training, also school board exam /college preparation, supplemental academic services.