According to the First World Report created by the International NGO Bullying Without Borders, corresponding to the years 2024/2025 for America, Europe, Africa, Oceania and Asia; realized between January 2024 and November 2025 by the 50 thousand collaborators that Bullying Without Borders has all around the world, Bullying cases all around the world have boomed in relation with the last available measurements (developed in 1990).
The official podium is occupied by SPAIN, MEXICO and USA.
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL BULLYING SIN FRONTERAS
Fondée le 02/05/2012 par le Dr Javier Miglino et une équipe internationale. Le 02/05/2013, ils proposent la JOURNÉE MONDIALE CONTRE L'INTIMIDATION. Alors naîtrait l'historique « JOURNÉE MONDIALE CONTRE L'INTIMIDATION » ; l'un des 24 éphémérides mondiaux. Miglino a déclaré: "L'intimidation se nourrit de trois poisons: la solitude, la tristesse et la peur. En donnant à l'intimidation une visibilité mondiale, nous pouvons la vaincre, sauvant des millions de vies."
En 2016, l'UNESCO a aboli le minimum de 25 ans d'études préalables et à l'issue du débat, l'a approuvé par acclamation.
Founded on 5/2/2012 by Dr. Javier Miglino and an International Team. On 5/2/2013 they propose the WORLD DAY AGAINST BULLYING. Then the historic 'WORLD DAY AGAINST BULLYING' would be born; one of the 24 World Ephemeris. Miglino said: "Bullying feeds on three poisons: loneliness, sadness and fear. For giving bullying global visibility, we can defeat it, saving millions of lives."
In 2016, UNESCO abolished the minimum of 25 years of prior study and approved it by acclamation.
Fundada el 2/5/2012 por el Dr. Javier Miglino y un Equipo Internacional. El 2/5/2013 proponen el DÍA MUNDIAL CONTRA EL BULLYING. Nacería entonces el histórico 'DÍA MUNDIAL CONTRA EL BULLYING'; una de las 24 Efemérides Mundiales. Miglino dijo: "el bullying se nutre de tres venenos; la soledad, la tristeza y el miedo. Dando visibilidad mundial al bullying, podemos derrotarlo, salvando millones de vidas".
En 2016, UNESCO suprimió el mínimo de 25 años de estudio previo y lo aprobó por aclamación.
"Pour Bullying Without Borders/Harcèlement Sans Frontières/Bullying Sin Fronteras, l'université doit également répondre à ces trois caractéristiques, car chaque jour, il y a plus de plaintes de tous les étudiants concernant des garçons et des filles victimes de harcèlement à l'université", a déclaré Javier Miglino, fondateur de BSF/HSF/BWB.
The International NGO Bullying Without Borders together with UNICEF consider that happiness, well-being and security are three fundamental aspects for the comprehensive development of young people and children as they go through school.
"For Bullying Without Borders, the university must also meet these three characteristics, because every day there are more complaints from all students about boys and girls who are victims of university bullying," said Javier Miglino, Founder of Bullying Without Borders.
Estadísticas Globales de Bullying en el mundo:
Statistiques Mondiales sur l'Harcèlement dans le monde:
Global Bullying Statistics in the world:
INDIA
Definición oficial de Bullying (español):
Según la definición consensuada entre la Organización Mundial de la Salud (O.M.S.) y la ONG Internacional Bullying Sin Fronteras, el bullying o acoso escolar es toda intimidación o agresión física, psicológica o sexual contra una persona en edad escolar en forma reiterada de manera tal que causa daño, temor y/o tristeza en la víctima o en un grupo de víctimas.
Ginebra, SUIZA - Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA - 2018.
Official definition of Bullying (english):
According to the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) and the International NGO Bullying Without Borders, bullying is defined as any form of intimidation or physical, psychological or sexual aggression, against any person of undergraduate age, in a reiterated manner, that causes damage, fear and/or sadness on the victim or the group of victims.
Geneva, SWITZERLAND - Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA - 2018.
Définiton officielle de l'harcelement (français):
Selon la définition convenue entre l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS) et l'ONG Internationale Bullying Sin Fronteras, l'intimidation ou le harcèlement à l'école est toute intimidation ou agression physique, psychologique ou sexuelle à l'encontre d'une personne d'âge scolaire de manière répétée, de manière à causer des dommages , la peur et/ou la tristesse chez la victime ou dans un groupe de victimes.
Genève, SUISSE - Buenos Aires, ARGENTINE - 2018.
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INDIA:
In INDIA, bullying shuts down the physical and mental health of children, even costing their lives thoughout the whole country. In this case, the statistic shows us that six of every ten children and teens are bullied with a special emphasis on poor children. A special mention deserves college bullying, which is extremely developed and well extended though the campus life, in the form of what the bullies call "hazings"; defined as the complex and highly abusive ceremonies that young adults have to go through to be admitted in a fraternity. In college hazings, many young men and women end up humilliated and even hurt, causing many cases of suicide.
TOTAL REPORTED CASES IN INDIA: 160.000
Most of the cases of bullying in primary and secondary schools in INDIA occur with children and adolescents of poor origin.
The blows, the threats and the harassment in general, arrive every day, when entering and when leaving the school establishment.
Poor performance in sports (cricket, football, basketball) is one of the biggest reasons for bullying among classmates.
Musical tastes and the way of dressing are also a reason for bullying.
ALERT:
The number noted, 160.000 serious cases of bullying, places. INDIA as the country with the second highest number of cases of bullying in the world.
"Since 2013, the Permanent Multidisciplinary Team of Bullying Without Borders, led by Dr. Javier Miglino, Expert in Human Rights and Child Protection, collects the data obtained by thousands of collaborators in AMERICA, EUROPE, ASIA, OCEANIA and AFRICA. In this way, the only International Report on Bullying and Cyberbullying in the world takes shape".
Percentage of bullying cases in each State of INDIA:
UTTAR PRADESH 21 percent
MAHARASHTRA 12 percent
BIHAR 10 percent
WEST BENGAL 7 percent
MADHYA PRADESH 6 percent
TAMIL NADU 5 percent
RAYASTAN 5 percent
KARNATAKA 5 percent
GUYARAT 4 percent
ANDRHA PRADESH 3 percent
ODISHA 3 percent
TELENGANA 3 percent
KERALA 2 percent
JHARKHAND 2 percent
ASSAM 2 percent
PUNYAB 2 percent
CHHATTISGARH 2 percent
HARYANA 2 percent
NATIONAL CAPITAL 1 percent
JAMMU & CACHEMIR 1 percent
UTTARAKHAND 1 percent
HIMACHAL PRADESH 1 percent
TRIPURA 0
MEGHALAYA 0
MANIPUR 0
NAGALAND 0
GOA 0
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 0
PUDUCHERRY 0
MIZORAM 0
CHANDIGARH 0
SIKKIM 0
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR 0
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 0
DAMAN & DIU 0
LAQUEDIVAS 0
TOTAL: 160.000 cases
2024/2025
The Top 10 Countries with the Worst Bullying in the World:
1 - SPAIN
2 - MEXICO
3 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
4 - COLOMBIA
5 - ITALY
6 - JAPAN
7 - PERU
8 - ECUADOR
9 - CHINA
10 - ARGENTINA
Source: World Organization Bullying Without Borders
Collaborators:
World Health Organization
OECD
Lack of Reporting of Bullying:
In all the countries surveyed, very few cases of bullying were reported by victims. School bullying also takes the form of cyberbullying, through social media, especially the "Toxic Four": Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and WhatsApp, which maintain a relentless silence regarding legal claims and reports on the issue. However, parents, teachers, teenagers, and even friends and relatives of victims of bullying and cyberbullying submit thousands of reports every day to the official Bullying Without Borders email address.
• 200,000 children and teenagers lose their lives every year as a result of bullying and cyberbullying worldwide.
Bullying is increasingly becoming a harbinger of bad news, and it is increasingly manifesting itself through social media in the form of cyberbullying.
In the new report, we point out that:
- Half of all cases of school bullying manifest as cyberbullying.
Specifically through the so-called 'Toxic 4':
- FACEBOOK
- TWITTER
- INSTAGRAM
- WHATSAPP
Bullying affects both sexes equally:
50 percent are boys/teenagers/adolescents
Cyberbullying is harder on girls:
- More girls are attacked than boys:
70% of the victims are girls, and specifically, for every boy who suffers cyberbullying, there are 3 girls who suffer it.
- The most used device for cyberbullying is the phone, and the preferred channel for bullies is the WhatsApp messaging application, which has become a daily source of torment, according to 70 percent of those affected. Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram continue to be used for harassment in 50 percent of cases.
Cyberbullying occurs daily for over 70 percent of victims, and just like in-person bullying, the harassment is prolonged over time.
Most victims do not report it.
Friends and siblings are the first people people confide in about bullying and cyberbullying.
Parents are the second most common.
Teachers are the third option
Bullying Without Borders is the fourth most common.
Note: this World Report about Bullying surfaces thanks to the collaboration of the OECD and the NGO Bullying Without Borders. For that reason and to make it more ample and rich, data from more countries than just the 34 members of the OECD was taken. Examples of non-member that appear on the list are Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Honduras, Costa Rica, etc.
Lack of reports:
"Few cases are reported by authorities of the different governing bodies on education. However, parents, educators, teenagers and even friends and relatives of bullying victims report thousands of cases each day in the official mail of Bullying Without Borders. We're inviting everyone to participate. It's this way that we can enrich this statistic and make it more ample, more plural and more valuable."
Dr. Javier Miglino. Founder of Bullying Without Borders.
Information about cases of bullying:
• 85 per cent happen in school.
• 82 per cent of children with a disability are abused in school.
• 74 per cent of children between 8 and 14 years have suffered bullying at least one time.
• More than 90 per cent of bullying acts aren't reported by teachers.
• 60 per cent of bullies will have at least one felony-related incident at adult age.
• 3 million children don't go to school each month due to bullying.
• 9 of every 10 homosexual students are insulted due to their sexual orientation.
Information about cases of bullying:
• 85 per cent happen in school.
• 82 per cent of children with a disability are abused in school.
• 74 per cent of children between 8 and 14 years have suffered bullying at least one time.
• More than 90 per cent of bullying acts aren't reported by teachers.
• 60 per cent of bullies will have at least one felony-related incident at adult age.
• 3 million children don't go to school each month due to bullying.
• 9 of every 10 homosexual students are insulted due to their sexual orientation.
• 200,000 children and adolescents lose their lives every year as a result of bullying and cyberbullying around the world.Message of the Founder of Bullying Without Borders for the whole world:
"Bullying Without Borders has an International Multidisciplinary Team, formed by 60 people that meet in physical and remote manner (through Zoom and Skype), each week. The team is composed by psychiatrists, child psychiatrists, psychologists, educational psychologists, lawyers, medics, sociologists, journalists, nutritionists, specialists in Human Rights, judges, prosecutors and licencees in social services. In all cases they are professionals with recognized experience that carry though this task without asking for a cent.
Our dear friends in the whole world reach Bullying Without Borders knowing that they're facing one of the worst possible challenges for a human being: confronting the death of children and teenagers; but they don't do it as mere spectators, but as real heroes that every week, thanks to a speedy intervention, a conciliating message or a simple phone call, they arrive on time and save precious lives of hundreds of children and teenagers in the whole world. However, this task leaves in every one of us, a profound impact. It's because of it that every month we have to renew an important part of the staff, due to the fact that it's not possible to overcome situations such as the suicide of Drayke Hardman. The death of Drayke left us speechless. A handsome boy, just like his mother described us a few days ago; smart, talented, healthy, sane and with the entire world out there waiting for him. Nevertheless, the cursed bullying and cyberbullying, caused by his schoolmates, ended his life. At Bullying Without Borders, we couldn't let this slide and to tell the truth about the terrible pressure that we always go through, every day and every night".
"Bullying Without Borders has an International Multidisciplinary Team, formed by 60 people that meet in physical and remote manner (through Zoom and Skype), each week. The team is composed by psychiatrists, child psychiatrists, psychologists, educational psychologists, lawyers, medics, sociologists, journalists, nutritionists, specialists in Human Rights, judges, prosecutors and licencees in social services. In all cases they are professionals with recognized experience that carry though this task without asking for a cent.
Our dear friends in the whole world reach Bullying Without Borders knowing that they're facing one of the worst possible challenges for a human being: confronting the death of children and teenagers; but they don't do it as mere spectators, but as real heroes that every week, thanks to a speedy intervention, a conciliating message or a simple phone call, they arrive on time and save precious lives of hundreds of children and teenagers in the whole world. However, this task leaves in every one of us, a profound impact. It's because of it that every month we have to renew an important part of the staff, due to the fact that it's not possible to overcome situations such as the suicide of Drayke Hardman. The death of Drayke left us speechless. A handsome boy, just like his mother described us a few days ago; smart, talented, healthy, sane and with the entire world out there waiting for him. Nevertheless, the cursed bullying and cyberbullying, caused by his schoolmates, ended his life. At Bullying Without Borders, we couldn't let this slide and to tell the truth about the terrible pressure that we always go through, every day and every night".
Dr. Javier Miglino. Creator of 'May 2nd. World Bullying Day'.
May 2nd. World Bullying Day. History:
World Bullying Day is an international day marked on May 2nd to raise awareness of bullying and cyberbullying. It’s a widespread issue that affects millions of students around the world in schools and universities with consequences that range from psychological traumas to even suicide and causes around 200,000 deaths each year.
This initiative was founded by NGO Bullying Without Borders in 2013, and his founder, Dr. Javier Miglino, suffered from bullying and cyberbullying considered necessary the creation of an ephemeris to help raise awareness of this problem and make governments take notice. Basing themselves on what Nelson Mandela said, “education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”, they thought education and awareness in schools would be the determining factor to eradicate bullying from any educational institution.
History
World Bullying Day was conceived in April 2013 and then presented in May 2013 to more than 3.000 NGOs around the world. The iniciative was approved and they all agreed upon the fact that the date should be May 2nd. Miglino explains that the reason of why they chose that day in particular was because it was the day Bullying Without Borders was founded and also because students from the northern and southern hemisphere attend classes that day, allowing the possibility to create discussion in schools about this topic and thus further raising awareness.
According to the organization’s statistics, bullying causes around 200,000 deaths every year due to homicide or induction to suicide. At the same time it’s proven that it affects millions of students that “sometimes abandon their studies or cope them with grief and fatigue as if it were a daily torture.” The NGO considers bullying as “a silent enemy that feeds upon three poisons:
- loneliness
- sadness
- fear.”
The actions that are directly related to bullying are: cyberbullying, social block, harassment, coaction, intimidation, aggression, threat and gay bashing.
La Organización Mundial Bullying Sin Fronteras agradece a profesores y alumnos de las siguientes universidades que han colaborado en forma gratuita y desinteresada para la confección del presente trabajo estadístico:
UNIVERSITY OF HARVARD
UNIVERSITY OF YALE
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES (UCLA)
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
UNIVERSITY OF PRINCETON
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
UNIVERSITEIT UTRETCH
UNIVERSITY OF TOKIO
UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES (UBA)
UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM
UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN
UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO
UNIVERSITÄT DE ZÜRICH
UNIVERSITÁ DI BOLOGNA
UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE
UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
UNIVERSITAT HAMBURG
UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON
UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Agradecemos también la comunicación con médicos y enfermeras de hospitales que atendieron episodios graves de bullying; educadores, docentes, periodistas, abogados, que en forma abierta o estrictamente off the record nos brindaron información, los informes de causas penales donde debieron investigar situaciones graves de bullying, más miles de testimonios de padres de víctimas e incluso de las propias víctimas; dieron forma a este Cuarto Informe Mundial, Capítulo ESPAÑA, que a partir de este momento ponemos a disposición de todos y en forma gratuita.
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ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL BULLYING SIN FRONTERAS
MAYO 2025
Actualización octubre 2025
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL BULLYING SIN FRONTERAS
Dr. Javier Miglino.
Considered the world's leading expert on bullying and cyberbullying.
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WORLD ORGANIZATION BULLYING WITHOUT BORDERS
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL BULLYING SIN FRONTERAS
ORGANISATION MONDIALE HARCÈLEMENT SANS FRONTIÈRES
