Conceptualisation and analysis of disability
their non-disabled peers 26 compared to 52 percent. Not attending school at present means that for the future, disabled children further minimize their already slim chances to find decent work on the labour market. For secondary school
middle and high school combined, the corresponding rates indicate even smaller chances to attend school for disabled children 17 percent compared to 45 percent for non-disabled children, although the effect is primarily with boys.
Table 8.10 Disability, by sex, and by cause of disability
Cause of disability Sex
Male Female
Both sexes Thousands
Percentage Thousands
Percentage Thousands
Percentage Traffic accident
7 3
3 1
10 2
Work accident 16
6 8
4 24
5 Other accident
17 6
10 5
27 6
Mines, explosives 24
9 4
2 28
6 Conflicts, war
25 10
7 3
32 7
Illness 78
30 82
41 160
35 Old age
83 32
84 41
167 36
Drugs 2
1 2
Other 9
4 5
2 14
3
Total 260
100 202
100 462
100 Table 8.11 Net-attendance rates of the school-age population, by sex, school age, and by disability status
Disability status, school attendance
Sex, school age Boys
Girls Both sexes
Primary age 7-12
Secondary age 13-18
Primary age 7-12
Secondary age 13-18
Primary age 7-12
Secondary age 13-18
Not disabled 61
56 42
32 52
45 Disabled
30 19
20 14
26 17
Total 61
56 42
32 52
44
The ratio of net primary attendance rates between disabled and non-disabled children is similar for girls and boys, although the level of attendance for the former is significantly lower. This suggests that there is no gender dimension in
the probability of sending disabled children to primary school.
In similar vein, Figure 8.6 shows that disabled persons are significantly less active on the labour market. The labour force
participation rate for disabled men is around half that of the non-disabled, and for women it is even as low as around one- third. Moreover, among the disabled people who are currently active, a higher percentage is unemployed than among
the non-disabled population as shown by the unemployment rates for the respective groups.
Health
89
Health
90
Figure 8.6 Labour force participation rates and unemployment rates, by disability status, sex