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Country

Sri Lanka

Scores
55.9/100
Overall
49.9/100
Governance and accountability
43.3/100
Prevention
85.0/100
Healing
53.5/100
Justice

South Asia

2nd

Overall

1st

Governance and accountability

2nd

Prevention

1st

Healing

2nd

Justice

Shared rank — one or more countries have the same score.

Pathfinding Global Alliance

12th

Overall

11th

Governance and accountability

13th

Prevention

1st

Healing

20th

Justice

Shared rank — one or more countries have the same score.

Ending Violence Against Children pledging process

16th

Overall

14th

Governance and accountability

21st

Prevention

1st

Healing

30th

Justice

Shared rank — one or more countries have the same score.

Background indicators
GDP per capita
4515.57
Level of poverty
14.3
Gini coefficient
37.7
Rule of Law Index
0.51
Gender Inequality Index (GII)
0.37
Women in parliament
9.8
Gender gap in educational attainment
1.0
LGBTQ Equality Index
30.0
Birth registration
99.0
Internet penetration rate
51.2
Lead child protection ministries or agencies
2.0
Child marriage
10.0
Online child sexual abuse
8.8
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2nd
within South Asia
out of 5 countries
5th
in its lower middle income classification
out of 18 countries
6.2
million children in Sri Lanka
represents 1% of the region's total population under the age of 18

Just three countries have comprehensive, up-to-date National Action Plans to end violence against children and adolescents both online and offline: Albania, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania.

 

This country’s score places it in the middle third of those assessed in the Index

This mid-range ranking indicates that important steps have been taken to prevent and respond to sexual violence against children and adolescents. However, while certain key laws, policies, or services may exist, gaps remain in coverage, or accountability.

By strengthening coordination, investing in prevention and survivor services, and closing remaining legal and policy gaps, meaningful gains are within reach.

This score is not a judgement — it is a roadmap for progress.

The Index evaluates countries against 23 indicators covering the foundational laws, policies, programs, and services governments should have in place to end sexual violence against children and adolescents. 

By using these indicators as a step-by-step guide, countries can make meaningful progress toward eliminating sexual violence in their country and improving their ranking in the next Index cycle.

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Third Richest Nation

www.bravemovement.org/campaigns/third-richest-nation

A world without childhood violence would be $7 trillion richer. This nation isn’t real. Its wealth could be. Brave Movement's survivor-led advocacy campaign at the G20 in 2025 pressured decision makers to invest in prevention, healing and justice to create stronger, happier nations.

#BeBrave G7 Scorecard 2025

www.bravemovement.org/g7

By evaluating each G7 nation’s progress on vital policy measures we're drawing global attention to the global, silent pandemic of sexual violence against children. This is a crisis that undermines the G7's commitment to building secure, prosperous, and equitable societies. Kids need bold leadership and decisive action now to be safe and thrive.

Break the record

www.togetherforgirls.org/en/press/a-record-breaking-event-now-governments-must-deliver

We broke the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ for the most countries represented at a childhood violence summit! With 120 governments attending, this first ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children was the largest organized event to address this issue on a global scale. Most importantly, as a result, we also broke the world’s record of inaction against childhood sexual violence.