In 2018, only 5.48% of people with disabilities were still in school.

In 2018, a disparity in school participation remained between people with disabilities and those without. According to the 2018 Education Statistics, only 5.48% of the population aged 5 and over with disabilities were still in school. This percentage is significantly lower than that of the non-disabled population, which reached 25.83%.

Those with disabilities who have never attended school reached 23.91%. Meanwhile, only 6.17% of the population aged 5 and over without disabilities had never attended school. Furthermore, 70.62% of people with disabilities were no longer attending school.

School participation rates (SPR) decrease with increasing age group. The highest SPR was observed in the 7-12 age group, reaching 91.12% for people with disabilities and 99.29% for those without. Conversely, the lowest SPR was found in the 19-24 age group, at 12.96% for people with disabilities and 24.53% for those without.

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