SAE3701 Assignment 3 2022 According to Balfour, what major factors affect dropout rates in South African schools. According to Balfour (2016), the following factors influence the dropout rates in South African schools: • Gender factors – girls are less inclined to drop out of school than boys. The dropout rate of boys within the first 10 years of school is high. • Race factors – racial inequalities still exist due to the high dropout rates causing black learners to be unskilled a...