How many people with disabilities are there in Sri Lanka?
Regular statistical collections by the government and other national bodies produce conflicting data and so there is no reliable official figure (on disability and many other issues). The following list of reported data therefore allows a sketch of disability to be developed rather than a detailed picture: UNESCAP 2003 7% of the Sri Lanka population has a disability GoSLCensus 2001 1.6% of the total Sri Lanka population has a disability (274,711 people) 0-4 yr olds with disability: 4,851 5-9 yr olds with disability: 11,681 10-14 yr olds with disability: 14,246 15-19 yr olds with disability: 15,168 20-24 yr olds with disability: 18,244 Galle (all ages) disabled population 17,873 (rate 180.4 per 10,000) 31.7% of all disabled people (87,105) report having had no schooling 3.3% of all disabled people over 10 yrs have received vocational training 14.4% of all disabled people are in employment 4.1% of all mentally disabled people are in employment 73.3% of all disabled people are supported b
