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Violence against children cost Nigeria $15bn in 2018 – World Bank
Modupe Shodeinde
A report by the World Bank and the End Violence Partnership / Safe to Learn Global Initiative has shown that Violence against children cost Nigeria $15 billion in 2018.
The report titled, ‘Ending violence in schools: An investment case,’ disclosed that violence in and around schools has had huge impacts on educational outcomes, with an estimated $11tn in lost lifetime earnings globally.
It stated that in Nigeria, it was estimated that one in two children reported being a victim of physical violence before turning 18, with one fifth reporting emotional violence and one fourth reporting sexual violence.
“The economic costs for health outcomes (lost disability-adjusted life years or DALYs94) associated with violence are valued at US$8.9bn (1.6 per cent of GDP), while the cost in lost earnings is valued at US $6.1bn or 1.1 per cent of GDP based on estimates of the marginal effect of violence on secondary school completion and the ensuing loss in earnings. This would yield a total cost of 2.7 per cent of GDP.” It added.
Speaking on the report, World Bank’s Global Director for Education, Jaime Saavedra, said, “All the investments we make in education become irrelevant if children aren’t safe at school.”
