Educational Outcomes for Children with Disabilities in Nepal, 2019 Survey

Nepal's 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey provides a nationally representative sample of 7,824 children ages 5–17. The dataset, created by Prashant Acharya, contains summary statistics examining the association between functional disability and key educational outcomes, including school attendance and grade completion. The data was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze disparities in school attendance based on disability status and household wealth.
• Model the relationship between disability and grade progression, controlling for confounders like mother's education.
• Assess the association between disability and difficulties adjusting to routine changes in daily activities.

Strengths

• Data is from a nationally representative survey of 7,824 children.
• Includes a specific statistic: approximately 13.7% of the 7,790 children with complete data reported a functional disability.
• Analysis controls for multiple confounders: age, gender, location, mother's education, and household wealth.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for the underlying dataset is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 13.5 KB file size suggests the data is summary statistics, not the full survey microdata.

Provenance

Source

2019 Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey.

Collection Method

Nationally representative survey.

Time Range

2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 17:27:20; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nepal