This indicator measures the number of incidents reported per year regarding safety problems on the way to / from school (eg violence against students, transport accidents, etc.)
Article 13 (2), International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; Articles 19 & 28 (1), Convention on the Rights of the Child; Articles 17 & 7 (10), (Revised) European Social Charter; Article 13 (3), Protocol of San Salvador; Article 11 (3), African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child; Article 24 (2), Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Article 7 (2) (c), ILO Convention 182; Article 17 (2), (Revised) European Social Charter; Article 11 (3), African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, Article 13 (4) African Youth Charter; Article 41 (2) Arab Charter; Article 4, UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education
A significantly low number of reported cases of incidents regarding safety of students to and from school does not necessarily reflect a true lack of incidents; it may actually reflect underreporting of such incidents, which may be indicative of inadequate access to complaint mechanisms and / or inadequate awareness among children of the importance of reporting such incidents