This article discusses the loss of family, school and social ties, and its implications for the educational process, particularity in relation to abandonment and/or failure to continue basic education. The choice of theme was the result of a qualitative study carried out using a specifi c computer program; Atlas TI. Based on a document produced according to the Millennium Goals, we sought to show the relevant points that infl uence the goal of “Achieving universal primary education for all”.