According to the 2015 Zambia National Disability Survey, the percentage of disability among adults is 10.9%, while among children and young people (2-17 years) this figure is 4.4%. 40% of disabilities are congenital, 31% are the result of serious illness or lack of treatment due to poverty.
Due to economic, cultural and social factors, young people with disabilities still do not enjoy the same rights as the rest of the population in Zambia. According to the National Disability Policy, the rate of literacy and access to primary education are lower among young people with learning difficulties (67% and 86.8%) than among those without (81.7% and 95%) and there is a 14.8% gap in access to recreational and sports spaces in favour of people without disabilities.
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