Approximately one billion children worldwide report having experienced physical, emotional, or sexual violence, yet existing evidence suggests this figure substantially underestimates true prevalence, as individuals often avoid disclosing their experiences of violence.
In this blog, we draw on the 2023 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)—released in February this year—to take a closer look at the links between bullying and learning. Using data from 21 middle-income countries, we highlight four key findings.
This data hub and interactive map brings together statistics from 92 low- and middle-income countries on bullying, corporal punishment, sexual violence, and more.
Earlier in November 2024, representatives from more than 100 countries attended the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence against Children.
Violence in schools—which surveys demonstrate is a challenge across countries—is associated with worse educational and life outcomes.
This brief has been developed to support conversations on addressing violence in and through education.
In this note, we explore whether bans have contributed to changing prevalence of, and support for, corporal punishment in low- and middle-income countries across time. Our analysis provides four main findings.
School-related violence is a major challenge in many low- and middle-income countries. This is well established by surveys that - if anything - likely underestimate the prevalence of violence in schools.
The education sector needs to know more and do more about violence in schools. Children are exposed to staggering levels of physical, psychological, and sexual violence, perpetrated by teachers, other adults, and students.
Exposure to school violence has proven to be detrimental to human capital formation, but there is limited rigorous evidence about how to tackle this pervasive issue.