Statistics

Statistics concerning the largest groups of known students with disabilities. Please note that the numbers only include students and postgraduate students who have been in contact with the coordinator for students with disabilities at one of the institutions of higher education in Sweden - or who have come to the coordinator's knowledge through the teaching staff or counsellors at the departments.

In the year 2010

Of the students included in the statistics for 2010, 24 were graduate and postgraduate students; 19 women and 5 men.

	2010
	women	men	numbers
Students with dyslexia/specific learning difficulties	2 800	1 570	4 370
Students with visual impairment	140	95	235
Students with mobility impairment	407	199	606
Deaf/sign language speaking students (with interpreting)	106	35	141
Students with learning difficulties/disabilities	801	626	1 427
Hard of hearing students (without interpreting)*	131	87	218
Others	244	91	335
In all	4 629	2 703	7 332
Other students, graduates and postgraduates made known to the coordinators by teachers, counsellors and others consulting them	277	370	647
All in all	4 906	3 073	7 979

*In these numbers are included 5 deaf/sign language speaking students, 3 women and 2 men, studying at Stockholm University with sign language speaking teachers and therefore interpreting was not necessary.

In the year 2009

Of the students included in the statistics for 2009, 30 were graduate and postgraduate students; 21 women and 9 men.

	2009
	women	men	numbers
Students with dyslexia/specific learning difficulties	2 290	1 344	3 634
Students with visual impairment	118	85	203
Students with mobility impairment	341	151	492
Deaf students (with interpreter)	97	37	134
Deaf students without interpreter (the teachers know sign language)	16	3	19
Students with learning difficulties/disabilities	532	423	955
Hard of hearing students (without interpreter)	118	85	203
Others	219	111	330
In all	3 731	2 239	5 970
Students who have been in contact with the coordinator for planning of the studies, without applying for other forms of support	903	572	1 475
All in all	4 634	2 811	7 445