Statistics on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities STUDIES Level of studies by type of disability Units: thousands of persons and percentages ,Persons with disabilities,%: Persons with disabilities, Total, Total, 2022,1,941.9,100.0, 2021,1,929.4,100.0, 2020,1,933.4,100.0, 2019,1,876.9,100.0, 2018,1,899.8,100.0, 2017,1,860.6,100.0, 2016,1,840.7,100.0, 2015,1,774.8,100.0, 2014,1,742.2,100.0, Illiterate persons and primary, 2022,368.4,19.0, 2021,391.0,20.3, 2020,409.5,21.2, 2019,442.0,23.5, 2018,472.0,24.8, 2017,490.0,26.3, 2016,531.0,28.8, 2015,527.1,29.7, 2014,569.0,32.7, Secondary and labour training and insertion programmes, 2022,1,202.2,61.9, 2021,1,178.1,61.1, 2020,1,186.1,61.4, 2019,1,117.3,59.5, 2018,1,106.5,58.2, 2017,1,057.9,56.9, 2016,1,033.7,56.2, 2015,980.0,55.2, 2014,920.5,52.8, Higher education, including doctorates, 2022,371.3,19.1, 2021,360.3,18.7, 2020,337.8,17.5, 2019,317.6,16.9, 2018,321.3,16.9, 2017,312.7,16.8, 2016,276.0,15.0, 2015,267.7,15.1, 2014,252.7,14.5, Physical and others: Osteoarticular system, Total, 2022,869.6,100.0, 2021,844.3,100.0, 2020,876.6,100.0, 2019,832.2,100.0, 2018,852.3,100.0, 2017,833.9,100.0, 2016,806.7,100.0, 2015,757.2,100.0, 2014,726.2,100.0, Illiterate persons and primary, 2022,130.4,15.0, 2021,124.6,14.8, 2020,145.2,16.6, 2019,157.1,18.9, 2018,161.8,19.0, 2017,172.3,20.7, 2016,183.3,22.7, 2015,172.9,22.8, 2014,199.1,27.4, Secondary and labour training and insertion programmes, 2022,534.5,61.5, 2021,524.4,62.1, 2020,531.3,60.6, 2019,493.9,59.3, 2018,507.9,59.6, 2017,492.0,59.0, 2016,474.8,58.9, 2015,437.3,57.8, 2014,393.4,54.2, Higher education, including doctorates, 2022,204.7,23.5, 2021,195.3,23.1, 2020,200.1,22.8, 2019,181.1,21.8, 2018,182.6,21.4, 2017,169.5,20.3, 2016,148.5,18.4, 2015,146.9,19.4, 2014,133.6,18.4, Physical and others: Neuromuscular system, Total, 2022,378.2,100.0, 2021,361.4,100.0, 2020,364.1,100.0, 2019,343.1,100.0, 2018,352.6,100.0, 2017,364.3,100.0, 2016,348.1,100.0, 2015,335.2,100.0, 2014,316.7,100.0, Illiterate persons and primary, 2022,49.8,13.2, 2021,46.2,12.8, 2020,54.1,14.9, 2019,50.2,14.6, 2018,60.3,17.1, 2017,71.5,19.6, 2016,72.3,20.8, 2015,69.7,20.8, 2014,78.7,24.8, Secondary and labour training and insertion programmes, 2022,245.0,64.8, 2021,234.9,65.0, 2020,226.4,62.2, 2019,215.7,62.9, 2018,216.2,61.3, 2017,219.5,60.3, 2016,215.6,61.9, 2015,206.3,61.6, 2014,183.2,57.8, Higher education, including doctorates, 2022,83.4,22.0, 2021,80.3,22.2, 2020,83.6,23.0, 2019,77.2,22.5, 2018,76.2,21.6, 2017,73.3,20.1, 2016,60.2,17.3, 2015,59.1,17.6, 2014,54.8,17.3, Physical and others: Neuromuscular system, Total, 2022,161.3,100.0, 2021,156.0,100.0, 2020,158.3,100.0, 2019,157.0,100.0, 2018,162.4,100.0, 2017,162.8,100.0, 2016,162.2,100.0, 2015,157.1,100.0, 2014,152.8,100.0, Illiterate persons and primary, 2022,31.6,19.6, 2021,31.2,20.0, 2020,29.0,18.3, 2019,38.2,24.3, 2018,37.8,23.3, 2017,39.4,24.2, 2016,40.4,24.9, 2015,40.8,25.9, 2014,43.1,28.2, Secondary and labour training and insertion programmes, 2022,86.1,53.4, 2021,86.9,55.7, 2020,87.5,55.3, 2019,84.0,53.5, 2018,93.2,57.4, 2017,92.2,56.7, 2016,89.3,55.1, 2015,83.9,53.4, 2014,79.2,51.8, Higher education, including doctorates, 2022,43.5,27.0, 2021,37.9,24.3, 2020,41.8,26.4, 2019,34.9,22.2, 2018,31.4,19.3, 2017,31.1,19.1, 2016,32.4,20.0, 2015,32.5,20.7, 2014,30.5,19.9, Physical and others: Cardiovascular, immunological and respiratory systems, Total, 2022,106.5,100.0, 2021,105.0,100.0, 2020,110.4,100.0, 2019,108.5,100.0, 2018,113.9,100.0, 2017,106.9,100.0, 2016,110.6,100.0, 2015,108.1,100.0, 2014,107.6,100.0, Illiterate persons and primary, 2022,14.4,13.5, 2021,13.0,12.3, 2020,20.5,18.6, 2019,25.5,23.5, 2018,26.5,23.3, 2017,26.9,25.2, 2016,30.9,27.9, 2015,29.3,27.1, 2014,35.8,33.3, Secondary and labour training and insertion programmes, 2022,63.7,59.8, 2021,64.7,61.6, 2020,69.3,62.8, 2019,64.9,59.8, 2018,66.9,58.7, 2017,59.3,55.5, 2016,61.7,55.8, 2015,58.4,54.0, 2014,51.7,48.1, Higher education, including doctorates, 2022,28.4,26.7, 2021,27.4,26.1, 2020,20.6,18.7, 2019,18.1,16.7, 2018,20.5,18.0, 2017,20.7,19.3, 2016,18.1,16.3, 2015,20.5,18.9, 2014,20.0,18.6, Physical and others: Digestive, metabolic and endocrine systems, Total, 2022,62.3,100.0, 2021,60.8,100.0, 2020,61.3,100.0, 2019,58.4,100.0, 2018,60.4,100.0, 2017,59.0,100.0, 2016,58.7,100.0, 2015,55.9,100.0, 2014,53.9,100.0, Illiterate persons and primary, 2022,8.2,13.2, 2021,8.7,14.3, 2020,7.3,11.9, 2019,9.3,15.8, 2018,9.4,15.6, 2017,9.4,15.9, 2016,11.3,19.3, 2015,9.9,17.8, 2014,14.4,26.8, Secondary and labour training and insertion programmes, 2022,40.6,65.1, 2021,36.4,59.9, 2020,39.6,64.6, 2019,34.1,58.4, 2018,35.7,59.2, 2017,35.1,59.6, 2016,33.8,57.6, 2015,30.8,55.0, 2014,29.2,54.1, Higher education, including doctorates, 2022,13.5,21.6, 2021,15.7,25.8, 2020,14.4,23.6, 2019,15.1,25.8, 2018,15.2,25.2, 2017,14.5,24.5, 2016,13.5,23.1, 2015,15.2,27.2, 2014,10.3,19.1, Physical and others: Others, Total, 2022,161.3,100.0, 2021,161.2,100.0, 2020,182.5,100.0, 2019,165.1,100.0, 2018,163.0,100.0, 2017,140.9,100.0, 2016,127.1,100.0, 2015,100.9,100.0, 2014,95.1,100.0, Illiterate persons and primary, 2022,26.3,16.3, 2021,25.5,15.9, 2020,34.4,18.8, 2019,33.9,20.6, 2018,27.8,17.1, 2017,25.2,17.9, 2016,28.4,22.4, 2015,23.3,23.1, 2014,27.1,28.4, Secondary and labour training and insertion programmes, 2022,99.1,61.4, 2021,101.6,63.0, 2020,108.5,59.5, 2019,95.2,57.7, 2018,95.9,58.8, 2017,85.8,60.9, 2016,74.5,58.6, 2015,57.9,57.5, 2014,50.1,52.7, Higher education, including doctorates, 2022,35.9,22.3, 2021,34.0,21.1, 2020,39.6,21.7, 2019,35.9,21.8, 2018,39.3,24.1, 2017,29.9,21.2, 2016,24.3,19.1, 2015,19.6,19.5, 2014,18.0,18.9, Intellectual: Total, Total, 2022,201.0,100.0, 2021,200.3,100.0, 2020,200.0,100.0, 2019,192.4,100.0, 2018,193.5,100.0, 2017,188.8,100.0, 2016,188.9,100.0, 2015,180.2,100.0, 2014,175.1,100.0, Illiterate persons and primary, 2022,109.1,54.3, 2021,121.3,60.6, 2020,110.7,55.4, 2019,111.4,57.9, 2018,118.2,61.1, 2017,118.4,62.7, 2016,124.5,65.9, 2015,117.5,65.2, 2014,118.9,67.9, Secondary and labour training and insertion programmes, 2022,91.8,45.7, 2021,79.0,39.4, 2020,89.3,44.6, 2019,81.0,42.1, 2018,75.4,38.9, 2017,70.5,37.3, 2016,64.4,34.1, 2015,62.7,34.8, 2014,56.2,32.1, Higher education, including doctorates, 2022,0.0,0.0, 2021,0.0,0.0, 2020,0.0,0.0, 2019,0.0,0.0, 2018,0.0,0.0, 2017,0.0,0.0, 2016,0.0,0.0, 2015,0.0,0.0, 2014,0.0,0.0, Mental: Total, Total, 2022,337.2,100.0, 2021,340.8,100.0, 2020,340.8,100.0, 2019,318.9,100.0, 2018,323.4,100.0, 2017,296.9,100.0, 2016,293.6,100.0, 2015,278.9,100.0, 2014,267.2,100.0, Illiterate persons and primary, 2022,45.0,13.3, 2021,55.8,16.4, 2020,61.4,18.0, 2019,57.9,18.1, 2018,64.2,19.9, 2017,63.5,21.4, 2016,73.4,25.0, 2015,66.8,23.9, 2014,68.3,25.6, Secondary and labour training and insertion programmes, 2022,223.2,66.2, 2021,219.0,64.3, 2020,225.0,66.0, 2019,211.2,66.2, 2018,200.5,62.0, 2017,178.3,60.0, 2016,176.4,60.1, 2015,167.7,60.1, 2014,151.9,56.9, Higher education, including doctorates, 2022,69.0,20.5, 2021,66.0,19.4, 2020,54.5,16.0, 2019,49.8,15.6, 2018,58.7,18.2, 2017,55.2,18.6, 2016,43.8,14.9, 2015,44.4,15.9, 2014,46.9,17.6, Sensory: Total, Total, 2022,183.2,100.0, 2021,179.2,100.0, 2020,184.0,100.0, 2019,179.3,100.0, 2018,184.8,100.0, 2017,179.3,100.0, 2016,179.9,100.0, 2015,173.1,100.0, 2014,166.5,100.0, Illiterate persons and primary, 2022,33.7,18.4, 2021,29.9,16.7, 2020,30.2,16.4, 2019,39.4,22.0, 2018,43.7,23.7, 2017,38.4,21.4, 2016,44.4,24.7, 2015,48.1,27.8, 2014,48.5,29.1, Secondary and labour training and insertion programmes, 2022,110.8,60.5, 2021,109.3,61.0, 2020,114.4,62.2, 2019,105.3,58.7, 2018,102.6,55.5, 2017,100.6,56.1, 2016,95.2,52.9, 2015,91.1,52.6, 2014,88.4,53.1, Higher education, including doctorates, 2022,38.7,21.1, 2021,40.0,22.3, 2020,39.4,21.4, 2019,34.6,19.3, 2018,38.5,20.8, 2017,40.3,22.5, 2016,40.3,22.4, 2015,33.9,19.6, 2014,29.7,17.8, Sensory: Visual system, Total, 2022,93.3,100.0, 2021,92.1,100.0, 2020,94.1,100.0, 2019,92.8,100.0, 2018,95.8,100.0, 2017,92.6,100.0, 2016,93.5,100.0, 2015,90.8,100.0, 2014,88.9,100.0, Illiterate persons and primary, 2022,17.1,18.3, 2021,15.1,16.4, 2020,14.9,15.8, 2019,20.9,22.5, 2018,21.9,22.9, 2017,20.5,22.2, 2016,22.5,24.1, 2015,20.7,22.8, 2014,22.8,25.6, Secondary and labour training and insertion programmes, 2022,53.9,57.8, 2021,53.5,58.1, 2020,57.2,60.7, 2019,53.1,57.2, 2018,54.3,56.6, 2017,50.4,54.4, 2016,48.1,51.4, 2015,48.3,53.2, 2014,49.4,55.5, Higher education, including doctorates, 2022,22.3,23.9, 2021,23.4,25.5, 2020,22.1,23.5, 2019,18.8,20.3, 2018,19.6,20.5, 2017,21.7,23.4, 2016,22.9,24.5, 2015,21.7,24.0, 2014,16.8,18.9, Sensory: Auditory system, Total, 2022,89.9,100.0, 2021,87.1,100.0, 2020,89.9,100.0, 2019,86.5,100.0, 2018,88.9,100.0, 2017,86.7,100.0, 2016,86.4,100.0, 2015,82.3,100.0, 2014,77.6,100.0, Illiterate persons and primary, 2022,16.6,18.5, 2021,14.8,17.0, 2020,15.4,17.1, 2019,18.6,21.5, 2018,21.8,24.5, 2017,17.9,20.6, 2016,21.9,25.3, 2015,27.4,33.3, 2014,25.7,33.1, Secondary and labour training and insertion programmes, 2022,56.9,63.3, 2021,55.8,64.1, 2020,57.3,63.7, 2019,52.2,60.3, 2018,48.3,54.3, 2017,50.2,57.9, 2016,47.1,54.5, 2015,42.7,51.9, 2014,38.9,50.2, Higher education, including doctorates, 2022,16.4,18.2, 2021,16.5,19.0, 2020,17.3,19.2, 2019,15.8,18.2, 2018,18.9,21.2, 2017,18.6,21.5, 2016,17.5,20.2, 2015,12.2,14.8, 2014,12.9,16.7, No data recorded, Total, 2022,350.9,100.0, 2021,364.8,100.0, 2020,331.9,100.0, 2019,354.2,100.0, 2018,345.7,100.0, 2017,361.7,100.0, 2016,371.5,100.0, 2015,385.4,100.0, 2014,407.2,100.0, Illiterate persons and primary, 2022,50.3,14.3, 2021,59.4,16.3, 2020,61.9,18.6, 2019,76.2,21.5, 2018,84.0,24.3, 2017,97.5,27.0, 2016,105.4,28.4, 2015,121.8,31.6, 2014,134.2,33.0, Secondary and labour training and insertion programmes, 2022,241.8,68.9, 2021,246.4,67.5, 2020,226.1,68.1, 2019,226.0,63.8, 2018,220.2,63.7, 2017,216.4,59.8, 2016,222.8,60.0, 2015,221.2,57.4, 2014,230.5,56.6, Higher education, including doctorates, 2022,58.8,16.8, 2021,59.1,16.2, 2020,43.8,13.2, 2019,52.1,14.7, 2018,41.5,12.0, 2017,47.7,13.2, 2016,43.3,11.7, 2015,42.3,11.0, 2014,42.5,10.4, Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute