Latest available · compiled 2025
Violent Discipline of Children, 2025 compilation
Each country’s newest reading as of 2025; every row carries its own year · stored as published, never rewritten
Violent Discipline of Children, 2025 compilation covers 90 countries on 3 measures. Ghana is highest, at 94.0; Qatar is lowest, at 37.6. The middle country reads 75.8. 3 readings are more than ten years older than the file and are listed but not compared.
Violent Discipline of Children · Latest available · compiled 2025
HighestGhana
94.0
LowestQatar
37.6Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Violent Discipline of Children, 2025 compilation, as published. UNICEF ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 90 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GhanaGHAWestern Africa · 2018 reading | 2018 | 94.0 | 93.8 | 94.1 |
| 2 |  KiribatiKIRMicronesia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 92.1 | 92.4 | 91.8 |
| 3 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa · 2017 reading | 2017 | 91.8 | 91.3 | 92.3 |
| 4 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 90.8 | 89.3 | 92.2 |
| 5 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 90.4 | 90.4 | 90.4 |
| 6 |  PalestinePSEWestern Asia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 90.1 | 87.9 | 92.3 |
| 7 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa · 2019 reading | 2019 | 90.0 | 89.9 | 90.1 |
| 8 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa · 2017 reading | 2017 | 89.6 | 88.6 | 90.6 |
| 9 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa · 2018 reading | 2018 | 89.2 | 88.4 | 90.0 |
| 10 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa · 2016 reading | 2016 | 89.1 | 88.8 | 89.5 |
| 11 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa · 2018 reading | 2018 | 88.8 | 88.1 | 89.6 |
| 12 |  VanuatuVUTMelanesia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 88.7 | 87.8 | 89.5 |
| 13 |  BeninBENWestern Africa · 2022 reading | 2022 | 88.0 | 88.4 | 87.7 |
| 14 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 87.6 | 87.2 | 87.9 |
| 15 |  SurinameSURSouth America · 2018 reading | 2018 | 87.3 | 85.8 | 88.7 |
| 16 |  TongaTONPolynesia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 86.6 | 84.4 | 88.7 |
| 17 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa · 2017 reading | 2017 | 86.5 | 86.0 | 87.0 |
| 18 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa · 2018 reading | 2018 | 86.0 | 85.0 | 87.0 |
| 19 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 85.7 | 85.0 | 87.0 |
| 20 |  YemenYEMWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 85.5 | 85.3 | 85.8 |
| 21 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa · 2019 reading | 2019 | 85.3 | 85.6 | 85.0 |
| 22 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa · 2020 reading | 2020 | 85.2 | 85.1 | 85.2 |
| 23 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa · 2014 reading, too old to compare | 2014 | 85.0 | 84.8 | 85.2 |
| 24 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa · 2016 reading | 2016 | 84.9 | 84.6 | 85.2 |
| 25 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa · 2019 reading | 2019 | 84.1 | 83.0 | 85.1 |
| 26 |  São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa · 2019 reading | 2019 | 83.5 | 82.4 | 84.4 |
| 27 |  HaitiHTICaribbean · 2017 reading | 2017 | 83.2 | 82.3 | 84.2 |
| 28 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 82.9 | 81.3 | 84.4 |
| 29 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa · 2015 reading | 2015 | 82.5 | 81.7 | 83.3 |
| 30 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 82.2 | 80.8 | 83.4 |
| 31 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa · 2020 reading | 2020 | 82.1 | 81.8 | 82.3 |
| 32 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 82.0 | 80.9 | 83.0 |
| 33 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 81.0 | 79.0 | 83.1 |
| =34 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia · 2018 reading | 2018 | 80.9 | 79.8 | 82.1 |
| =34 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 80.9 | 78.3 | 83.5 |
| 36 |  NauruNRUMicronesia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 80.6 | 82.7 | 78.5 |
| 37 |  FijiFJIMelanesia · 2021 reading | 2021 | 80.5 | 79.0 | 81.9 |
| 38 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa · 2015 reading | 2015 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.1 |
| 39 |  TuvaluTUVPolynesia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 79.7 | 77.9 | 81.2 |
| 40 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa · 2022 reading | 2022 | 79.4 | 77.8 | 81.1 |
| 41 |  Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean · 2020 reading | 2020 | 79.1 | 77.7 | 80.6 |
| 42 |  LibyaLBYNorthern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 78.2 | 77.4 | 78.9 |
| 43 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 76.3 | 74.8 | 77.9 |
| 44 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean · 2022 reading | 2022 | 76.0 | 75.6 | 76.5 |
| =45 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa · 2019 reading | 2019 | 75.8 | 76.2 | 75.4 |
| =45 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa · 2018 reading | 2018 | 75.8 | 75.0 | 76.6 |
| 47 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 75.1 | 74.6 | 75.6 |
| 48 |  JordanJORWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 74.8 | 72.8 | 76.7 |
| 49 |  North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe · 2019 reading | 2019 | 73.1 | 69.5 | 75.6 |
| 50 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa · 2015 reading | 2015 | 72.7 | 72.5 | 72.8 |
| 51 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America · 2020 reading | 2020 | 72.5 | 70.2 | 74.9 |
| 52 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia · 2021 reading | 2021 | 72.4 | 70.3 | 74.4 |
| 53 |  KosovoXKXSouthern Europe · 2020 reading | 2020 | 71.6 | 68.6 | 74.3 |
| 54 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia · 2016 reading | 2016 | 68.9 | 66.8 | 70.8 |
| 55 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia · 2018 reading | 2018 | 68.8 | 66.5 | 71.0 |
| 56 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 67.3 | 67.0 | 67.7 |
| 57 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean · 2022 reading | 2022 | 67.2 | 65.0 | 69.5 |
| 58 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa · 2022 reading | 2022 | 67.0 | 65.2 | 68.8 |
| 59 |  TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 66.5 | 63.7 | 69.2 |
| 60 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 66.4 | 64.9 | 67.8 |
| 61 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe · 2018 reading | 2018 | 65.8 | 65.5 | 66.1 |
| 62 |  BelizeBLZCentral America · 2016 reading | 2016 | 65.1 | 63.2 | 66.9 |
| 63 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 64.9 | 60.7 | 69.0 |
| 64 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa · 2019 reading | 2019 | 64.1 | 63.1 | 65.1 |
| 65 |  SudanSDNNorthern Africa · 2014 reading, too old to compare | 2014 | 63.9 | 63.4 | 64.5 |
| 66 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean · 2019 reading | 2019 | 63.5 | 62.2 | 64.7 |
| 67 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 63.0 | 60.3 | 65.3 |
| 68 |  HondurasHNDCentral America · 2019 reading | 2019 | 62.5 | 60.6 | 64.2 |
| 69 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 62.3 | 60.4 | 64.1 |
| 70 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 62.2 | 60.4 | 63.9 |
| 71 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America · 2020 reading | 2020 | 59.4 | 58.3 | 60.4 |
| 72 |  North KoreaPRKEastern Asia · 2017 reading | 2017 | 59.2 | 55.4 | 62.9 |
| 73 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 58.8 | 56.4 | 61.1 |
| 74 |  BelarusBLREastern Europe · 2019 reading | 2019 | 57.0 | 54.6 | 59.2 |
| 75 |  LebanonLBNWestern Asia · 2016 reading | 2016 | 56.9 | 53.8 | 59.9 |
| 76 |  TajikistanTJKCentral Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 56.3 | 54.0 | 58.4 |
| 77 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 55.6 | 54.1 | 56.9 |
| 78 |  MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 55.4 | 54.0 | 56.9 |
| 79 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America · 2021 reading | 2021 | 54.5 | 52.4 | 56.6 |
| 80 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 53.8 | 51.3 | 56.0 |
| 81 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America · 2016 reading | 2016 | 52.1 | 49.3 | 54.8 |
| 82 |  MexicoMEXCentral America · 2023 reading | 2023 | 52.0 | 47.5 | 56.1 |
| 83 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 50.8 | 48.2 | 53.4 |
| 84 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America · 2018 reading | 2018 | 49.3 | 48.9 | 49.6 |
| 85 |  PanamaPANCentral America · 2013 reading, too old to compare | 2013 | 44.9 | 42.8 | 46.8 |
| 86 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe · 2019 reading | 2019 | 44.5 | 42.5 | 46.3 |
| 87 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 44.2 | 41.2 | 46.9 |
| 88 |  CubaCUBCaribbean · 2019 reading | 2019 | 41.6 | 39.8 | 43.4 |
| 89 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 37.9 | 34.0 | 41.5 |
| 90 | QatarQATWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 37.6 | 36.4 | 38.8 |
02In Violent Discipline of Children, 2025 compilation
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure. Readings too old to compare take no part.
Lowest
- 90Qatar37.6
- 89Kazakhstan37.9
- 88Cuba41.6
- 87Mongolia44.2
- 86Serbia44.5
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 75.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Girls (%)
Highest
Ghana93.8Lowest
Kazakhstan34.0Middle country: 75.0
Boys (%)
Highest
Ghana94.1Lowest
Qatar38.8Middle country: 76.6
03Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
Readings from many years
Each country’s newest reading as of 2025, from 2013 to 2025. 3 are more than ten years older than the file: listed and marked, but left out of the ends and the changes.
88 distinct values among 90
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 2 countries share 80.9. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
UNICEF publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 90 countries has every column.
04The files
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06Questions
Violent Discipline of Children, 2025 compilation: questions and answers
Which country has the highest violent discipline of children in Violent Discipline of Children, 2025 compilation?
Ghana, at 94.0, of the 90 countries in the file.
How many countries does Violent Discipline of Children, 2025 compilation cover?
90.
Where can I download Violent Discipline of Children, 2025 compilation?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Violent Discipline of Children, 2025 compilation the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-09-10, when it was read from the publisher.