The paper "Measuring SDG progress in Asia and the Pacific: Is there enough data?" reviews the availability of data on all proposed global SDG indicators for Asia-Pacific countries and is prepared based on data from the SDG indicators Global Database. It attempts to identify data gaps for regional SDG progress monitoring and for priority setting in statistical capacity building by a range of relevant stakeholders. This paper is one of the components of the Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2017. The other components are:
I. The need to understand data availability for SDG indicators in the Asia-Pacific region
- A. Role of SDG indicators in implementing the 2030 Agenda
- B. Why review data availability for the global SDG indicators?
- C. Organisation of the report
II. Analysing data availability for the global SDG indicators: methodology
III. Data availability in the Asia-Pacific region: main findings
- A. Data availability across the 244 global SDG indicators
- B. Data availability across the 17 goals and 169 targets
- C. Variability across subregions and countries in Asia and the Pacific
- D. Availability of disaggregated data
IV. The link between data availability and the frequency of data production and dissemination
V. Summary and the road ahead
- A. Improving data for Tier III indicators: developing measurement standards, definitions and statistical guidelines
- B. Improving data for Tier I and II indicators: strengthening statistical production and dissemination in line with agreed international standard
- C. Improving disaggregated data by enhancing the policy-data nexus
- D. Ensuring political, institutional and financial support for sustained production, dissemination and use of statistical products and services
Appendices
- Appendix I: Summary of data availability status by SDGs
- Appendix II: List of SDG indicators by tier classification1 and availability status
- Appendix III: Source of data and statistical methods used for the report
- Appendix IV: Asia-Pacific subregions and income groups
Country data sheets on SDGs
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