Indicator: 17.18.3
Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
Target 17.18: By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts
Indicator 17.18.3: Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding
Institutional information
Organization(s):
Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21)
Concepts and definitions
Definition:
The indicator Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation is based on the annual Status Report on National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS). In collaboration with its partners, PARIS21 reports on country progress in designing and implementing national statistical plans. The indicator is a count of countries that are either (i) implementing a strategy, (ii) designing one or (iii) awaiting adoption of the strategy in the current year.
Methodology
Computation method:
Simple count of countries that are either (i) implementing a strategy, (ii) designing one or (iii) awaiting adoption of the strategy in the current year.
Regional aggregates:
Regional-level aggregates are based on the total count of national strategies.
Methods and guidance available to countries for the compilation of the data at the national level:
PARIS21 SDG Survey through online form + PARIS21 annual NSDS status report (http://www.paris21.org/nsds-status)
NSDS Guideline (http://nsdsguidelines.paris21.org/)
Quality assurance:
Consultation with countries to check information available online
Data sources
Description:
Data is provided by the National Statistical Offices. The information is collected annually and verified by direct email correspondence with the national focal point for the country's NSDS (National Strategy for Development of Statistics).
List:
National Statistical Offices
Data availability
Description:
The current time series for 2007-2015 covers 121 developing countries.
Time series:
From 2007 to 2015
Disaggregation:
The indicator can be disaggregated by geographical area.
Calendar
Data collection:
Jan-17
Data release:
1-Feb-2017
Data providers
Name:
PARIS21
Data compilers
PARIS21
References
URL:
References:
PARIS21 (2016). NSDS Status Report. Available at http://www.paris21.org/nsds-status
Related indicators as of February 2020
17.19.1: Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen statistical capacity in developing countries