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The number of children with disabilities in the Philippines

Requested from PSA by A. Tresvalles at 05:59 PM on Aug 18, 2023.
Purpose: Research
Date of Coverage: 08/18/2023 - 08/18/2023
Tracking no: #PSA-250337343202

Tresvalles 05:59 PM, Aug 18, 2023 

Hi! I would like to request the following

1.) Latest Regional/ Provincial cases of children with disabilities
2.) Latest regional/ provincial cases of children with disabilities (enrolled and homeschooled)
3.) List of regional/ provincial school for children with disabilities

Nisperos 09:14 AM, Sep 26, 2023 

September 26, 2023

Dear Ashlyn Kacy Tresvalles,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Aug 18, 2023 05:59:17 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for The number of children with disabilities in the Philippines.

We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online and therefore cannot be counted as a valid FOI request. 

Our apologies for the delayed response. 

Our available data on this are limited to the following links:

(a) 2020 CPH

Functional Difficulty in the Philippines: For Household Population Five Years Old and Over (2020 Census of Population and Housing): https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/node/168274

Table C. Household Population 5 Years Old and Over by Age Group, Sex, Domain or Type of Functional Difficulty, and Level of Severity: Philippines, 2020: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/%2528approved%2529Statistical%2520Tables%2520on%2520Functional%2520Difficulty_PMMJ_CRD.xlsx


(b) National Disability Prevalence Survey: 

National Disability Prevalence Survey: https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=15629&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20National%20Disability%20Prevalence%20Survey

(c) Philippine Statistical Yearbook: 

Chapter 10: Education and Manpower Development: https://psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-yearbook

Table 10.1a Enrollment in Public and Private Schools by Level of Education: SY 2000-01 to SY 2020-21: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/2022_T10_1a.xlsx

Note: For SY 2014-2015 to SY 2020-2021, enrollment data in elementary and junior high school include learners with disabilities (lwds).

For more specific data on this, you may try to coordinate with the following agencies:

National Council on Disability Affairs: https://www.ncda.gov.ph/disability-data/
Department of Education: https://www.deped.gov.ph

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

Rene C. Mendoza
(Assistant National Statistician)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service

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