Table 1.

Regional Prevalence of bullying victimization by age group, socioeconomic status, school environment and parental support.

Variables	Southeast Asia (%)	African Region (%)	Eastern Mediterranean Region (%)	Region of the Americas (%)	Western Pacific Region (%)	European Region (%)
Gender
Male	28	42	47	28	33	8
Female	19	45	43	27	31	9
Age group
12–13 years	23	41	50	27	44	10
14–15 years	24	41	45	29	36	8
16–17 years	22	42	34	23	25	8
Socioeconomic status
Average	21	36	43	24	28	9
Below average	27	55	52	44	44	23
Peers were supportive
Never/rarely	33	33	44	37	43	13
Sometimes	24	43	46	37	35	9
Most of the times	21	27	34	29	27	8
Always	17	30	27	20	24	5
Parents or guardians understood problem
Never/rarely	28	34	41	36	36	14
Sometimes	22	43	46	37	35	10
Most of the times	22	27	36	30	29	12
Always	20	32	28	22	28	7
Parents or guardians know about free time
Never/rarely	28	33	42	38	38	13
Sometimes	24	41	41	38	36	10
Most of the times	21	28	35	31	27	12
Always	19	34	34	22	26	7