New briefing explains how the Child Visibility Index works

A plain-language guide to the Index

The Child Visibility Initiative has released a public briefing that explains how the Child Visibility Index is structured, which data dimensions it covers, and how governments can interpret scores when setting prevention priorities. The document is designed for non-specialist audiences in ministries, municipalities, and partner organisations.

Readers are walked through the logic of visibility gaps: children who are known to one service but absent from another, cases that stall without follow-up, and cohorts that never enter formal systems at all. Short examples illustrate how a rise or fall in a dimension score can signal where early intervention capacity should be reinforced.

• Index structure and core dimensions

• How aggregated scores support planning

• Safeguards for privacy and responsible publication

The briefing is available as an open resource and will be updated as methodology notes expand through 2026.