This section provides metadata for the data reported for this indicator at the national level and at the global level.

Goal

Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

Target

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

Indicator 17.18.3: Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding

Series
Related indicators

17.19.1: Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen statistical capacity in developing countries

Custodian agencies

Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21)

Field National Global
Organisation

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Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21)

Contact organisation unit

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Contact email address

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Field National Global
Definition and concepts

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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.

Unit of measure

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Classifications

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Field National Global
Data sources

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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 collection method

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Data collection calendar

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Jan-17

Data release calendar

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1-Feb-2017

Data providers

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PARIS21

Data compilers

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PARIS21

Institutional mandate

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Field National Global
Rationale

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Comments and limitations

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Method of computation

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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.

Adjustments

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Treatment of missing values (i) at country level and (ii) at regional level

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• At country level

• At regional and global levels

Regional aggregations

Not available for this indicator

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

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PARIS21 SDG Survey through online form + PARIS21 annual NSDS status report (http://www.paris21.org/nsds-status)

NSDS Guideline (http://nsdsguidelines.paris21.org/ )

Quality management

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Quality assurance

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Consultation with countries to check information available online

Quality assessment

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National Global

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Data availability:

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.

National Global

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Sources of discrepancies:

National Global

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URL:

www.paris21.org

References:

PARIS21 (2016). NSDS Status Report. Available at http://www.paris21.org/nsds-status

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