Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students by country
Proportion of schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities, by education level (%).
What the numbers show
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 6.2% in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.0%, and the mean is 77.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 606.7%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 10.4%).
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Anguilla | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2024 | up 127.8% | rising |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 100.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 1 | Nauru | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2011 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Macao | 97.7% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 27 | Singapore | 95.2% | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 28 | Peru | 92.8% | 2023 | up 235.4% | rising |
| 29 | Malaysia | 90.8% | 2024 | up 129.4% | rising |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 90.8% | 2025 | up 202.7% | rising |
| 31 | Slovakia | 90.8% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 90.6% | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 33 | India | 82.6% | 2025 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 34 | Ukraine | 81.1% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 35 | Brazil | 80.1% | 2024 | up 92.5% | rising |
| 36 | Palestine | 75.7% | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 75.1% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 38 | Rwanda | 72.5% | 2024 | up 97.3% | rising |
| 39 | Mauritius | 70.3% | 2024 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 58.1% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 41 | Chile | 56.1% | 2024 | up 227.9% | rising |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 49.8% | 2024 | up 287.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 47.3% | 2024 | up 153.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Mexico | 40.9% | 2025 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 45 | Morocco | 38.1% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 46 | Namibia | 36.3% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 47 | Togo | 34.3% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Sierra Leone | 26.4% | 2024 | up 606.7% | rising |
| 49 | Vietnam | 19.8% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 50 | Tonga | 17.1% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 13.7% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 52 | Syria | 13.1% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 53 | Philippines | 12.1% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 54 | Seychelles | 6.2% | 2024 | — | rising |
About this data
Proportion of schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities, by education level (%).