Disability, Poverty and Schooling in Developing Countries : Results from 11 Household Surveys

Filmer, Deon

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO SCHOOLING;    AGED;    BLINDNESS;    CHILD DEVELOPMENT;    CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-3794
RP-ID  :  WPS3794

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper analyzes the relationship between whether a young person has a disability, the poverty status of their household, and their school participation using 11 household surveys from nine developing countries. Between 1 and 2 percent of the population is identified as having a disability. Youth with disabilities sometimes live in poorer households, but the extent of this concentration is typically neither large nor statistically significant. However, youth with disabilities are almost always substantially less likely to start school, and in some countries have lower transition rates resulting in lower schooling attainment. The order of magnitude of the school participation disability deficit is often larger than those associated with other characteristics such as gender, rural residence, or economic status differentials.