“…Proportionately, nearly 8 times more males were working than females, and 91% of the married males were working. The findings support the assertions of Ridge (2010), Ridge (2009), and Kamali and Simidi (2004) that males drop out of the educational process earlier 18 G. M. Daleure, R. Albon, K. Hinkston, T. Ajaif, & J. McKeown FIRE -Forum for International Research in Education than females and that males are expected to financially support themselves and their families, especially when married.…”