Data Availability
SDG 5
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The SDG framework was adopted unanimously by the Statistical Committee and
includes a stand-alone Goal (Goal 5) on:
“Achieve gender equality and empower women and girls”
Reaffirming that gender equality and women’s empowerment continues to be at the
forefront of global policy concerns.
Gender equality, recognized as a crosscutting issue, as well as the importance of
improving the availability of and access to data and statistics disaggregated by sex were
also incorporated in other goals.1
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Open Working Group proposal for Sustainable Development Goals, accessed at https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/focussdgs.html
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Goal 5.
Achieve gender equality and
empower all women and girls
9 Targets
14 Indicators
10 Quantitative
4 Qualitative
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Targets
5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and
private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation
5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and
female genital mutilation
5.4 Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision
of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the
promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as
nationally appropriate
5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for
leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
Indicators
5.1.1 Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and
monitor equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex
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 last 12 months, by form of violence and by age group
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 last 12 months, by age
group and place of occurrence
5.3.1 Percentage of women aged 20-24 who were married or in a union before age
15 and before age 18
5.3.2 Percentage of girls and women aged 15-49 who have undergone female
genital mutilation/cutting, by age group
5.4.1 Percentage of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age
group and location
5.5.1 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments and local
governments
5.5.2 Proportion of women in managerial positions
5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive
rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the
International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing
Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences
5.a Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as
well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property,
financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with
national laws
5.b Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and
communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women
5.c Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the
promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at
all levels
5.6.1 Proportion of women aged 15-49 who make their own informed decisions
regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care
5.6.2 Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee women aged
15-49 access to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education
5.a.1 (a) Percentage of people with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land
(out of total agricultural population), by sex; and (b) share of women among owners
or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure
5.a.2 Percentage of countries where the legal framework (including customary law)
guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control
5.b.1 Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
5.c.1 Percentage of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for
gender equality and women’s empowerment
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NSOs Responses
• 12 countries responded to ESCWA
questionnaire on national data availability.
• The responses were compiled into one Excel
document by ESCWA and then summarized.
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Summary of Responses
Availability of SDG5 : National Data
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
5.1.1
5.2.1
5.2.2
5.3.1
5.3.2
5.4.1
5.5.1
A
B
5.5.2
C
5.6.1
5.6.2
5.a.1
5.a.2
5.b.1
5.c.1
D
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Indicators
# indicators
Agency
5.1.1 Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and
monitor equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex
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 last 12 months, by form of violence and by age group
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UN Women
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UN Women
UNFPA
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 last 12 months, by age
group and place of occurrence
5.3.1 Percentage of women aged 20-24 who were married or in a union before age
15 and before age 18
5.3.2 Percentage of girls and women aged 15-49 who have undergone female
genital mutilation/cutting, by age group
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5.4.1 Percentage of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age
group and location
5.5.1 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments and local
governments
1
UN Women
2
IPU UN Women
5.5.2 Proportion of women in managerial positions
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UN Women
5.6.1 Proportion of women aged 15-49 who make their own informed decisions
regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care
5.6.2 Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee women aged
15-49 access to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education
5.a.1 (a) Percentage of people with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land
(out of total agricultural population), by sex; and (b) share of women among owners
or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure
5.a.2 Percentage of countries where the legal framework (including customary law)
guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control
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UN Women
UNFPA
5.b.1 Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
5.c.1 Percentage of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for
gender equality and women’s empowerment
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1
UNICEF
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4
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FAO
4
1
ITU UN Women
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INDICATORS AND METADATA
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5.1.1 Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality
and non-discrimination on the basis of sex
The indicator is a Tier III indicator,
as such method of computation will need to be developed
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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 last
12 months, by form of violence and by age group
Method of computation:
This indicator calls for disaggregation by form of violence and by age group and yields the following sub‐
indicators for each form of violence.
1) Sub‐indicator 1 (physical violence):
Number of ever‐partnered women and girls
(aged 15 years and above) who experience physical violence
by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months
x100
Number of ever‐partnered women and girls (aged 15 years and above)
2) Sub‐indicator 2 (sexual violence):
Number of ever‐partnered women and girls
(aged 15 years and above) who experience sexual violence
by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months
x100
Number of ever‐partnered women and girls (aged 15 years and above)
3) Sub‐indicator 3 (physical and/or sexual violence):
Number of ever‐partnered women and girls
(aged 15 years and above) who experience physical and/or
sexual4 violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months x100
Number of ever‐partnered women and girls (aged 15 years and above)
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4) Sub‐indicator 4 (psychological violence):
Number of ever‐partnered women and girls
(aged 15 years and above) who experience psychological violence
by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months
x100
Number of ever‐partnered women and girls (aged 15 years and above)
For each one of the above sub‐indicators data will be disaggregated by age
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Indicator 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
Method of computation:
This indicator calls for disaggregation by age group and place of occurrence.
No standard definitions and methods have been globally agreed yet to collect data on the place where the
violence occurs, therefore this is not presented at this point in the formula
Number of women and girls (aged 15 years and above)
who experience sexual violence by persons other
than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months
Number of women and girls (aged 15 years and above )
x100
Data will be disaggregated by age
Additional desirable disaggregation:
Income, education, ethnicity (including indigenous status), disability status, geographic location,
frequency of violence
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Indicator 5.3.1: Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before
age 15 and before age 18
Method of computation:
Number of women aged 20‐24 who
were first married or in union by age 18
Total number of women aged 20‐24 in the population.
X100
Indicator 5.3.2: Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female
genital mutilation/cutting, by age
Method of computation: UNICEF
Number of girls and women aged 15-49 who have undergone FGM/C
Total number of girls and women aged 15-49 in the population
x100
Method of computation: WHO
Number of women and girls who have undergone a FGM procedure (Type 1 to IV).
Number of women and girls in the same population
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Indicator 5.4.1: Percentage of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and
location
Method of computation:
Time spent in unpaid care and domestic work
Total time
x100
Unpaid domestic and care work activities include the unpaid production of goods for own
final consumption, these include:
– Unpaid work - production of goods for self‐consumption (collecting water or firewood);
– Unpaid work- provision of services for self‐consumption (cooking or cleaning as well as person‐
to‐person care for other people);
–‘Voluntary work’ - service or activity undertaken without pay for the benefit of the community,
the environment, and persons other than close relatives or those within the household
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Indicator 5.5.1: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments and local
governments
Method of computation:
-The method of computation for the first part of the indicator on proportion of seats
held by women in national parliament is:
Number of seats in the single or lower chambers
of national parliaments occupied by women
x 100
Number of seats occupied by women and men
-The method of computation for the second part of the indicator on proportion of
seats held by women in local government is:
Number of positions held by women
Number of positions held by women and men
x 100
The indicator is a Tier III indicator
The definition for women’s participation in local governments and related concepts on local
government are currently under review
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Indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions
Method of computation:
Across a number of areas, including:
 in the executive branch of government:
 Number of women Heads of State and Governments as a percentage of total (Tier 1)
 Number of ministerial positions that are held by women as a percentage of total (Tier 1 – part of
Minimum set of gender indicators)
 Number of leadership positions held by women in local governments as a percentage of total
(Tier 3)
 in the legislative branch of government:
 Number of seats in national parliaments held by women as a percentage of total (Tier 1 – part of
Minimum set of gender indicators)
 in the judiciary branch of government and law enforcement:
 Number of women judges as a percentage of total (Tier 2 - – part of Minimum set of gender
indicators)
 Number of women police officers as a percentage of total (Tier 2 – part of Minimum set of
gender indicators)
 the share of managers in public sector enterprises that are women (Tier 1 – part of Minimum set
of gender indicators).
 the share of managers in private sector enterprises that are women (Tier 1 – part of Minimum
set of gender indicators).
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Indicator 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
Method of computation:
The three questions are as follows:
1. Whether a woman can say no to her husband/partner if she does not want to have sexual intercourse
2. Whether using contraception or not using contraception has been mainly the woman’s decision
3. Whether a woman can make a decision about sexual and reproductive healthcare for herself Interviewees
will have to provide a “yes” answer to all three questions in order to count as a woman who makes her own
sexual and reproductive decisions.
Denominator:
Women of reproductive age 15-49
Disaggregation:
By age, location, economic quintile, education, marital status (married, in union, unmarried), and disability.
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Indicator 5.6.2: Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee women aged
15-49 access to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education
Method of computation:
Legal/regulatory frameworks covered by this indicator include laws and regulations that explicitly guarantee:
1. Access to SRH services without third party authorization (from the spouse, guardian, parents or
others);
2. Access to SRH services without restrictions in terms of age and marital status;
3. Access to SRH services without restrictions in terms of marital status;
4. Access by adolescents to SRH information and education.
Note: the indicator also measures the absence of laws that prohibit or restrict access to SRH services
A count as a “yes” all the four requirements.
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Indicator 5.a.1:
(a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex;
Method of computation:
People with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land
Total agricultural population
x 100
(b) share of women among owners or rights bearers of agricultural land, type of tenure
Method of computation:
Women with ownership or rights over agricultural land
Total agricultural population
x 100
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Indicator 5.a.2: Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees
women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control
Method of computation:
The indicator has a scoring system from 0 to 4, which signals the stage in the policy/legal framework working
towards legal reform, as follows:
Score 0: Absence of the indicator in the legal framework
Score 1: A policy is being developed
Score 1.5: A policy is in place
Score 2: A draft legislation is to be submitted for deliberations
Score 3: The indicator appears in primary law
Score 4: The indicator appears in multiple legal instruments
N/A: Not applicable
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Indicator 5.b.1: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
Method of computation:
Total number of in-scope individuals who own a mobile phone by the total number of in-scope individuals.
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Indicator 5.c.1: Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender
equality and women’s empowerment
A system will be considered to be in place if the country meets the following criteria:
1. Public Finance Management systems incorporate gender equality:
i. Whether or not there are guidelines such as call circulars or directives that provide guidance on gender responsive budget allocations?
ii. Whether or not the sectoral budgets allocate resources to programmes to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment?
iii. Whether or not there is a gender budget statement?
iv. Whether or not an ex ante gender impact assessment of the budget allocation is conducted?
v. Whether or not an assessment is conducted of how the budget allocations were spent?
* for each of the 5 criteria above the reference period is the current fiscal year
2. Allocations and expenditures for gender equality will be considered public when they are available in a timely and accessible manner through
official government publications and channels including ministry websites, official bulletins and public notices.
For the purpose of this indicator, allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment are therefore defined as:
 Resources allocated for programmes that specifically target only women or girls.
 Resources allocated to programmes that target both women and men but where gender equality is a primary objective. For example an
action that promotes employment of women and men, equal representation within management posts, and equal pay
 Resources allocated to programmes where gender equality is not a primary objective but where action is being taken to close gender gaps.
For example, an infrastructure project that does not include gender equality as the primary objective but has specific measures to ensure
that women and girls benefit equally with men
Method of computation:
Number of countries that have a system for tracking
and making public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment
Total number of countries
x100
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Key issues to be addressed:
•Tiering system of indicators and the roadmap (Gender Statistics Programme
and SDG activities).
•Baseline for the indicators.
•Description of compilation of the indicators and standardization.
•Status of data (availability, coverage and level of disaggregation)
•Data quality, data gaps and challenges
•Highlights of steps by national and regional statistical systems to meet SDG
data needs.
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Points for discussion
The IAEG on GS for the Arab Countries is invited to express its views and adopt:
(a) Inclusion of SDG5 indicators in the Arab Gender Statistics Framework
(b) Update of the related Metadata Handbook when methodology are finalized at the
global level
(c) The proposed work programme of the Expert Group for the next year.
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