WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Is sexual harassment explicitly prohibited in education?

No prohibition means that legislation does not explicitly prohibit sexual harassment or gender discrimination broadly or specifically in education.

No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited means that legislation does not specifically prohibit sexual harassment broadly or specifically in education, but does prohibit gender discrimination. In some countries in this category, prohibitions of gender discrimination have been interpreted to include sexual harassment.

Prohibited against girls only means that legislation prohibits sexual harassment broadly or specifically in schools, but these provisions only refer to women or girls, or are contained in women-specific legislation or women-specific sections of legislation.

Broadly prohibited, not specific to education means that laws prohibit sexual harassment, but do not specifically address educational settings or sexual harassment by people in a position of authority.

Because the vast majority of countries do not distinguish these provisions by level of education, we do not present separate results for different levels. Provisions that only apply to higher education are not included.

Countries

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

Cyprus - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Grenada - No prohibition

Guyana - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Iraq - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Liberia - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Samoa - No prohibition

Seychelles - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

St. Lucia - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

Thailand - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

Yemen - No prohibition

Belarus - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Botswana - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Republic of the Congo - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Djibouti - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Indonesia - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Italy - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Japan - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Kazakhstan - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Republic of Korea - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Latvia - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Lesotho - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Libya - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Namibia - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Nigeria - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Russian Federation - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

San Marino - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Sierra Leone - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Sri Lanka - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Tajikistan - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Trinidad and Tobago - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Turkmenistan - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

United Arab Emirates - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

United States of America - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Vanuatu - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Vietnam - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Zambia - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Zimbabwe - No explicit prohibition, but gender discrimination prohibited

Andorra - Prohibited against girls only

Argentina - Prohibited against girls only

Bangladesh - Prohibited against girls only

Brunei - Prohibited against girls only

China - Prohibited against girls only

Ethiopia - Prohibited against girls only

The Gambia - Prohibited against girls only

Laos - Prohibited against girls only

Morocco - Prohibited against girls only

Nepal - Prohibited against girls only

Oman - Prohibited against girls only

Pakistan - Prohibited against girls only

Tunisia - Prohibited against girls only

Venezuela - Prohibited against girls only

Armenia - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Bhutan - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Canada - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Chile - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Cuba - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Greece - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Greenland - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Guinea-Bissau - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Haiti - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

India - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Jordan - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Kyrgyzstan - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Liechtenstein - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Malawi - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Marshall Islands - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Moldova - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Palau - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Portugal - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Rwanda - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

South Africa - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Sudan - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Eswatini - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Switzerland - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Syria - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Timor-Leste - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Ukraine - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Uzbekistan - Broadly prohibited, not specific to education

Afghanistan - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Albania - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Algeria - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Angola - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Australia - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Austria - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Azerbaijan - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Bahamas - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Belgium - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Belize - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Benin - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Bolivia - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Brazil - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Bulgaria - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Burkina Faso - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Burundi - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Cambodia - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Cameroon - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Cabo Verde - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Central African Republic - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Chad - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Colombia - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Costa Rica - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Cote d'Ivoire - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Croatia - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Czech Republic - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Denmark - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Dominican Republic - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Ecuador - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Egypt - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

El Salvador - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Estonia - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Fiji - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Finland - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

France - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Gabon - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Georgia - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Germany - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Guatemala - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Guinea - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Honduras - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Hungary - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Iceland - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Ireland - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Israel - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Kenya - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Kiribati - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Lithuania - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Luxembourg - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

North Macedonia - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Madagascar - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Malaysia - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Maldives - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Mali - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Malta - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Mauritania - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Mauritius - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Mexico - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Mongolia - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Montenegro - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Mozambique - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

The Netherlands - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

New Zealand - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Nicaragua - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Niger - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Norway - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Panama - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Paraguay - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Peru - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

The Philippines - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Poland - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Romania - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Sao Tome and Principe - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Saudi Arabia - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Senegal - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Serbia - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Singapore - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Slovakia - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Slovenia - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

South Sudan - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Spain - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Sweden - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Tanzania - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Togo - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Türkiye - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Uganda - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

United Kingdom - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority

Uruguay - Prohibited in education specifically or by people in a position of authority