Key
Scores 80—100
Scores 60—79.9
Scores 40—59.9
Scores 20—39.9
Scores 00—19.9
Scored 0-100 where 0 = the worst environment for children and 100 = the best environment for children.
Understand the Framework
Explore the most significant trends and insights from the 2022 index results.
The index benchmarks how 60 countries (home to approximately 85% of the global population of children) are preventing and responding to child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA). It is the first attempt to develop a global assessment of how countries are addressing the issue. The index does not attempt to measure the scale of CSEA in countries, but instead focuses on how stakeholders are approaching the problem at the national level as governments seek to meet the SDGs.
The Out of the Shadows Index examines how stakeholders are preventing and responding to child sexual exploitation and abuse in 60 countries. It was developed by Economist Impact, is funded by the Oak Foundation, and implemented by Ignite Philanthropy.
The Out of the Shadows Index is the first global benchmark looking at how countries are addressing child sexual exploitation and abuse. An Ignite Philanthropy research programme, designed and developed by Economist Impact, the index examines how stakeholders are preventing and responding to CSEA in 60 countries, which covers approximately 85% of the global child population.