More disabled people experienced discrimination in schools than at work, a report showed Tuesday.

Over the past 10 years, less disabled people suffered from discrimination when getting married or finding jobs, although nearly half of them still said they faced bias when applying for insurance policies, the report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs said.

The report by researcher Choi Bok-cheon on the experiences of discrimination of the disabled, compared and analyzed surveys between 2005 and 2014.

The proportion of disabled people who said they were treated unfairly in finding employment decreased from 39.1 percent in 2005 to 35.8 percent in 2014. Those who experienced discrimination while trying to get married also dropped from 29.6 percent to 16.4 percent.

But more said they faced discrimination in schools. In 2014, 27.1 percent faced bias when entering or transferring kindergartens or child care facilities compared to 23 percent in 2005.

The proportion rose from 33.8 percent to 38.8 percent for elementary schools, 27 percent to 31.6 percent for middle schools, 21.5 percent to 25.1 percent for high schools and 11.2 percent to 12.5 percent for universities.

The 2014 figures showed that 47.1 percent of those who discriminated against the disabled were fellow students, followed by teachers (18.7 percent) and other parents (13.7 percent).

The report noted that students with developmental disabilities suffered the most from discrimination, with 51.7 percent of those in elementary schools facing such treatment and 46.6 percent of those in middle schools.

“We must consider ways such as operating a permanent monitoring system to prevent discrimination at schools (to prevent bullying),” Choi said in the report.

At work, more disabled people experienced discrimination while trying to get a job, rather than in terms of their level of pay or in their relations with colleagues.

People with mental disabilities were more discriminated against than those with physical disabilities, Choi explained.

“While social acceptance toward disabled people is changing, the perception toward people with mental disabilities remains little changed, calling for differentiated measures for such cases,” Choi said.

The report also showed that 45.4 percent in 2014 thought they were discriminated when signing insurance contracts due to their conditions.

The report did not specify how many people were surveyed.

(khnews@heraldcorp.com)