This paper correlates a set of indicators to assess both high school and the Education Program for Youth and Adults. The first ones are the enrolment data from 1991 to 2010, with the net enrollment rates for the 15-17 year old students by administrative regions and shifts (morning, afternoon, and evening). It also considers yield rates, especially approval ones, which illustrate schooling success. This framework is completed by the performance results of the saeb (Sistema de Avaliação da Educação Básica - Evaluation System of Basic Education), which are combined to the approval rates to compose the ideb (Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica - Index of Basic Education Development). The latter is presented by the Ministry of Education (MEC) as an indicator of the quality of basic education, which raises some problematizations of the concEPTs of assessment and quality. These indicators highlight the challenges faced to satisfy the demands of this education stage, which should soon become compulsory, as part of the so called democratization of education. PROEJA is detailed to include other elements for a more comprehensive assessment of high school, especially with regard to adult education and the world of work.
High school; Professional education; Adult education; National assessments
