Incheon Strategy goal 5: Expand early intervention and education of children with disabilities

Indicator 5.1 Early childhood intervention

Country Percentage of children aged 36?59 months attending early childhood education (%)
Children with functional difficulties Children without functional difficulties
Bangladesh 12.5 19.1
Kiribati 62.3 73.4
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 10.9 32.5
Mongolia 54.8* 73.9
Nepal 33.7* 62.4
Samoa 10.6 26.6
Tonga 14.4* 36.9
Notes:

* The figure is based on 25–49 unweighted cases and should be interpreted with caution.

Data source:

UNICEF, “Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys”, database. Available at: https://mics.unicef.org/ (accessed on 2 May 2022): Bangladesh, 2019; Kiribati, 2018–19; Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 2017; Mongolia, 2018; Nepal, 2019; Samoa, 2019-2020; Tonga, 2019.

Indicators 5.2 and 5.3 School attendance SDG 4.1.2

5.2(3).1 School attendance
Country Percentage of children aged 7–14 years attending school (%)
Children with functional difficulties Children without functional difficulties
Bangladesh 81.7 91.0
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 97.8 99.8
Georgia 97.0 99.7
Kiribati 92.4 96.7
Kyrgyzstan 97.7 99.0
Mongolia 91.2 97.2
Nepal 93.9 95.4
Samoa 97.0 93.8
Tonga 97.5* 97.4
Turkmenistan 93.6 99.6
Viet Nam 85.8 97.6
Notes:

* The figure is based on 25–49 unweighted cases and should be interpreted with caution.

Data source:

UNICEF, “Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys”, database. Available at: https://mics.unicef.org/ (accessed on 2 May 2022): Bangladesh, 2019; Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 2017; Georgia, 2018; Kiribati, 2018–19; Kyrgyzstan, 2018; Mongolia, 2018; Nepal, 2019; Samoa, 2019–20; Tonga, 2019; Turkmenistan, 2019; Viet Nam, 2020–21.

Country Adjusted net attendance rate (ANAR) for children with functional difficulties divided by the ANAR for children without functional difficulties
Pre-primary Primary Lower-secondary Upper-secondary
Bangladesh 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
Georgia 1.0* 1.0 0.9 0.9
Kiribati 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.6*
Kyrgyzstan 1.0* 1.0 1.0 (**)
Mongolia 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9
Nepal 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8
Pakistan 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Samoa 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0
Tonga (**) 1.0 1.0 0.8*
Turkmenistan 1.0* 1.0* 0.9* (**)
Tuvalu (**) 1.1* (**) (**)
Notes:

* The figure is based on 25–49 unweighted cases and should be interpreted with caution.
** The result is not shown because it is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases.

Data source:

UNICEF, Seen, Counted, Included: Using Data to Shed Light on the Well-being of Children with Disabilities (New York, 2022).

5.2(3).2 School completion
Country Percentage of adults aged 15 to 29 years who have completed primary school (%) Percentage of adults aged 15 to 24 years who have completed secondary school or higher (%) Percentage of adults aged 25 to 44 years who have completed secondary school or higher (%)
Persons with functional difficulties Persons without functional difficulties Persons with functional difficulties Persons without functional difficulties Persons with functional difficulties Persons without functional difficulties
Afghanistan 23.7 28.1 14.4 16.6 6.1 10.0
Bangladesh 41.8 48.5 29.1 39.3 19.1 22.7
Cambodia 36.3 53.7 6.9 14.0 7.3 9.7
Indonesia 38.0 57.9 25.6 37.3 30.4 36.0
Kiribati 62.3 61.7 23.1 32.3 13.1 21.2
Maldives 77.9 85.1 8.2 10.0 4.0 7.6
Myanmar 35.5 54.3 10.6 22.7 8.2 16.1
Pakistan 31.3 32.6 25.5 33.7 22.4 34.1
Papua New Guinea 64.9 63.3 7.4 8.0 11.3 12.8
Philippines 20.8 29.0 38.7 61.3 49.4 63.0
Tajikistan 25.2 20.9 58.2 70.3 70.3 79.4
Timor-Leste 35.8 48.7 22.2 31.4 33.4 38.3
Tonga 39.3 32.8 43.9 64.7 53.2 72.4
Vanuatu 45.5 52.2 15.9 17.0 14.3 15.9
Viet Nam 36.4 57.3 16.6 27.8 9.4 18.8
Data source:

Disability Data Initiative 2021, “Results tables, education indicators”, web page. Available at https://disabilitydata.ace.fordham.edu/result-tables/ (accessed on 21 April 2022): Afghanistan, Living Conditions Survey, 2016; Bangladesh, Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES), 2016; Cambodia, DHS, 2014; Indonesia, Population and Housing Census, 2010; Kiribati, Population and Housing Census, 2015; Maldives, DHS, 2009; Myanmar, Population and Housing Census, 2014; Pakistan, DHS, 2017; Papua New Guinea, Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES), 2009; Philippines, Population and Housing Census, 2010; Tajikistan, Survey of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, 2016; Timor-Leste, DHS, 2016; Tonga, Census, 2016; Vanuatu, Population and Housing Census, 2009; Viet Nam, Population and Housing Census, 2009.