Research

Source: China Disabled Persons’ Federation, The Status Analysis and Strategies Study of Children With Disability in China, 2008

Figure 11.9
In 2006, 62 per cent of children with disabilities aged 6–14 were receiving nine-year basic education, an increase from 55 per cent in 1987. Nine-year basic education for children with disabilities is provided through normal schools, special education schools and other channels (e.g. community-based schooling, home schooling).

The 2006 data show that among children with disabilities, the proportion of children receiving nine-year basic education is highest among children with hearing impairment and lowest among children with multiple disabilities.

In China, males with disabilities are more likely to be educated than females with disabilities. According to the First National Sample Survey on Disability, this ratio was 157:100 in 1987. According to the Second National Sample Survey on Disability,the sex ratio of children with disabilities aged 6–14 receiving nine-year basic education in 2006 was 144 males to 100 females.