Sustainable Development Goals Indicators
The global indicator framework for Sustainable Development Goals was developed by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) and agreed upon at the 48th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission held in March 2017.
The global indicator framework was later adopted by the General Assembly on 6 July 2017 and is contained in the Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on Work of the Statistical Commission pertaining to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (A/RES/71/313), Annex. According to the Resolution, the indicator framework will be refined annually and reviewed comprehensively by the Statistical Commission at its fifty-first session in March 2020 and its fifty-sixth session, to be held in 2025. The global indicator framework will be complemented by indicators at the regional and national levels, which will be developed by Member States.
Annual refinements of indicators are included in the indicator framework as they occur. In line with the mandate of the group, the IAEG-SDGs proposed 36 major changes to the framework in the form of replacements, revisions, additions and deletions as part of the 2020 Comprehensive Review, which were approved by the 51st Statistical Commission in March 2020.
The official indicator list includes the global indicator framework as contained in A/RES/71/313, the refinements agreed by the Statistical Commission at its 49th session in March 2018 (E/CN.3/2018/2, Annex II) and 50th session in March 2019 (E/CN.3/2019/2, Annex II), and the changes from the 2020 Comprehensive Review (E/CN.3/2020/2, Annex II) and annual refinements (E/CN.3/2020/2, Annex III) from the 51st session in March 2020.
There are 231 unique indicators, and 247 indicators in total (12 indicators are not unique because they repeat), out of them around 50 indicators are based on sex or concern specifically women comprising almost 1/4 of all indicators. (full list of officially adopted indicators as of 2020: English: French: Spanish: Russian: Chinese: )
Source: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/indicators-list/
United Nations General Assembly Resolution on Sustainable Development Goals 25/09/2015
- We, the Heads of State and Government and High Representatives, meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 25 to 27 September 2015 as the Organization celebrates its seventieth anniversary, have decided today on new global Sustainable Development Goals.
- On behalf of the peoples we serve, we have adopted a historic decision on a comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative Goals and targets. We commit ourselves to working tirelessly for the full implementation of this Agenda by 2030.
- We acknowledge also the essential role of national parliaments through their enactment of legislation and adoption of budgets and their role in ensuring accountability for the effective implementation of our commitments. Governments and public institutions will also work closely on implementation with regional and local authorities, subregional institutions, international institutions, academia, philanthropic organizations, volunteer groups and others.
- Our Governments have the primary responsibility for follow-up and review, at the national, regional and global levels, in relation to the progress made in implementing the Goals and targets over the coming 15years. To support accountability to our citizens, we will provide for systematic follow-up and review at the various levels..
- Indicators are being developed to assist this work. Quality, accessible, timely and reliable disaggregated data will be needed to help with the measurement of progress and to ensure that no one is left behind. Such data is key to decision- making. Data and information from existing reporting mechanisms should be used where possible.
Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
1.1.1 Proportion of population below the international poverty line, by SEX, age, employment status and geographical location (urban/rural)
1.2.1 Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by SEX and age
1.3.1 Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by SEX, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable
1.4.2 Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land, with legally recognized documentation and who perceive their rights to land as secure, by SEX and by type of tenure
Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
2.3.2 Average income of small-scale food producers, by SEX and indigenous status
Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
3.3.1 Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by SEX, age and key populations
Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
4.1.1 Proportion of children and young people: (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by SEX
4.2.1 Proportion of children under 5 years of age who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by SEX
4.2.1 Proportion of children under 5 years of age who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by SEX
4.3.1 Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by SEX
4.5.1 Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on this list that can be disaggregated
4.6.1 Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by SEX
4.a.1 Proportion of schools with access to: (a) electricity; (b) the Internet for pedagogical purposes; (c) computers for pedagogical purposes; (d) adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities; (e) basic drinking water; (f) single-SEX basic sanitation facilities; and (g) basic handwashing facilities (as per the WASH indicator definitions)
Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
5.1.1 Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and nondiscrimination on the basis of SEX
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by SEX, age and location
5.b.1 Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by SEX
Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
8.3.1 Proportion of informal employment in nonagriculture employment, by SEX
8.5.2 Unemployment rate, by SEX, age and persons with disabilities
8.7.1 Proportion and number of children aged 517 years engaged in child labour, by SEX and age
8.8.1 Frequency rates of fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries, by SEX and migrant status
8.8.2 Level of national compliance of labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by SEX and migrant status
Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries
10.2.1 Proportion of people living below 50 per cent of median income, by SEX, age and per Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries ons with disabilities
Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
11.2.1 Proportion of population that has convenient access to public transport, by SEX, age and persons with disabilities
11.7.1 Average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all, by SEX, age and persons with disabilities
11.7.2 Proportion of persons victim of physical or sexual harassment, by SEX, age, disability status and place of occurrence, in the previous 12 months
Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
16.1.1 Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by SEX and age
16.1.2 Conflict-related deaths per 100,000 population, by SEX, age and cause
16.2.2 Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by SEX, age and form of exploitation
16.7.1 Proportions of positions (by SEX, age, persons with disabilities and population groups) in public institutions (national and local legislatures, public service, and judiciary) compared to national distributions
16.7.2 Proportion of population who believe decision-making is inclusive and responsive, by SEX, age, disability and population group
- Indicator: Women and Girls
Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
1.3.1 Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable
1.b.1 Proportion of government recurrent and capital spending to sectors that disproportionately benefit women, the poor and vulnerable groups
Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
3.7.1 Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods
3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate (aged 10-14 years; aged 15-19 years) per 1,000 women in that age group
Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
5.2.1 Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age
5.2.2 Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence
5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18
5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age
5.5.1 Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments
5.5.2 Proportion of women in managerial positions
5.6.1 Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care
5.a.1 (a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure
5.a.2 Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control
5.c.1 Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment
Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
13.b.1 Number of least developed countries and small island developing States that are receiving specialized support, and amount of support, including finance, technology and capacity-building, for mechanisms for raising capacities for effective climate change-related planning and management, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
- Indicator: mothers, pregnant women
Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
1.3.1 Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable
Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio
3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate (aged 10-14 years; aged 15-19 years) per 1,000 women in that age group
Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
1.2.2 Proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions
Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
4.5.1 Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on this list that can be disaggregated
Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
5.6.2 Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education
5.a.1 (a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure
Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
16.2.3 Proportion of young women and men aged 18-29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18
