This section provides metadata for the data reported for this indicator at the national level and at the global level.
- Goal
Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
- Target
Target 8.b: By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization
- Indicator
Indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy
- Series
- Related indicators
8.5.2; 8.6.1; 8.7.1
- Custodian agencies
International Labour Organization (ILO)
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Definition and concepts | Not available for this indicator |
The proposed methodology draws on:
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Unit of measure | Not available for this indicator |
Categorical variable with values possible values of 0, 1, 2 or 3. |
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See section 3.a. |
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National entities (ministries or other government agencies) responsible for development, employment and youth policies. The ILO maintains a roster of national actors involved in the monitoring process. |
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The Department of Statistics (STATISTICS) works to provide relevant, timely and reliable labour statistics, to develop international standards for better measurement of labour issues and enhanced international comparability, and to help member States develop and improve their labour statistics. The Employment Policy Department (EMPLOYMENT) is responsible for promoting full and productive employment by developing integrated employment, development and skills policies (ILO, 2012) that are inclusive, gender sensitive and sustainable. The department is mandated to coordinate ILO efforts to promote decent job opportunities for young women and men; over the years, it has supported the formulation, implementation and review of national youth employment strategies and action plans in different countries and regions (ILO, 2008; ILO, 2015). This type of targeted action and related achievements have been included in the ILO programming framework and performance system. The ILO supports its constituents and other development stakeholders through knowledge and capacity building as well as through policy advocacy and advice. The list of references at the end of this note offers examples of recent major ILO contributions to knowledge building on youth employment and youth employment policy (ILO, 2017). |
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The purpose of SDG indicator 8.b.1 is to provide an indication of the progress of countries in addressing youth employment issues. In this respect, it is assumed that having officially adopted what can be recognised as a structured strategy for youth employment would mean larger attention given by a country to youth labour market challenges, compared to countries with no strategy. In fact, the development of such a strategy usually entails broad participation of and consultation/coordination among different stakeholders. |
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Comments and limitations | Not available for this indicator |
Governments may have de facto national strategies for youth employment, but lack an officially adopted de jure document. For SDG 8.b.1 monitoring purposes only what emerges from de jure documents is considered. |
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Method of computation | Not available for this indicator |
The information and documents provided by national authorities will be analysed by the ILO to classify countries according to this grid:
In all cases, the grid refers to a national strategy for youth employment as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy. Missing values (i.e. no response/unknown) are noted as such. They are omitted from the final global and regional breakdown: proportions are only calculated on the basis of received responses. However, the global and regional response rates will be indicated. The possible development of metadata notes complementing the grid is being considered. Among other aspects, these notes may refer to the measures and provisions in place, and would also consider the involvement of national constituents in the development and operationalization of the strategies. The ILO may also envisage to conduct a more detailed analysis of selected country documents for purposes which go beyond the scope of SDG monitoring, in order to gather insights on institutional and operational matters in national efforts for youth employment. The following steps are followed in developing the indicator methodology:
Consultations with pertinent ministries and social partners’ representatives are held throughout the process. |
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Treatment of missing values (i) at country level and (ii) at regional level | Not available for this indicator |
For countries that have not responded in the current survey round, the last country responses to the ILO survey are reported. The underlying assumption is that policy changes are unlikely to occur each year and therefore recent responses to the ILO survey remain valid. |
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Data availability: The methodology is mainly based on a methodology used for the ILO youth employment policies database (YouthPOL) that covers 65 countries in 5 regions, including: Colombia, Mexico, Jordan, Australia, Cambodia, China, Republic of Korea, Philippines, Germany, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Italy, Spain, and Ukraine. The data can be accessed in this link. The methodology is based on a simplified version of the questionnaires used in this database.
Time series: This submission covers data from 2019 to 2020. |
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International Conference of Labour Statisticians, 20th. Session. Resolution III www.ilo.org/20thicls International Labour Office (ILO). 2008. Guide for the preparation of National action Plans on Youth Employment. (Geneva, ILO) _. 2012. Guide for the formulation of national employment policies. (Geneva). _. 2015. Comparative Analysis of Policies for Youth Employment in Asia and the Pacific. (Geneva). _. 2017. Global employment trends for youth 2017: paths to a better working future (Geneva) O’higgins, N. 2017. Rising to the youth employment challenge: new evidence on key policy issues (Geneva, ILO). |