Total Economic Cost of Disability in Bangladesh

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Due to disabilities, it is estimated that 463 thousand people between 6 and 15 years old are not in school. If each child went to school for about 6.37 years, the average number of years of schooling as of 2005, this would mean 3 million years of schooling are lost in total. It is estimated that the income lost due to lack of attendance is about 11 U.S. cents per person per day, or about $26.2 million U.S. in total each year.

Truancy Among Disabled Children in Bangladesh

Ali, Z., & Zulfiqar, A. (2014). Economics of Disability in Bangladesh. The National Archives: Richmond, UK.

Economics of Disability in Bangladesh

Breakdown of Lack of Attendance in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, schools often suffer from lack of proper training, assistive devices, appropriate teaching materials, and infrastructure. Most specialized schools are located in urban locations, making it hard for people in rural areas to attend them. Additionally, many families with disabled members are impoverished, meaning that they cannot afford to get these special tools or go to specialized schools.

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