1. Disaggregating the SDGs by Disability
Daniel Mont
December 2016
Pretoria, South Africa

2. Leaving No One Behind
Overriding principle of SDGs is the global eradication of disadvantage, which is consistent with the CRPD
Two type of disability indicators
General SDG indicators disaggregated by disability
Special indicators addressing particular concerns of people with disabilities

3. Washington Group Short Set and the SDGs
WG Short Set can be used to disaggregate person level SDG indicators
Tested methodology
Designed to be internationally comparable
Easy to incorporate into existing data collection tools

4. Purpose of Study
To investigate the current capacity of national statistical office to disaggregate SDG indicators by disability status

5. Steps
Determined which indicators were suitable for disaggregation by disability, i.e., at the person level
65 indicators
In areas of poverty, hunger, health, education, gender, water and sanitation, energy, employment, inequality, cities, climate, and justice.
Identified countries that have at one time participated in WG meetings or activities
Sent out survey requesting
information on ability to generate these indicators
Questions available for disaggregating by disability

6. Categorization of indicators
Can be produced and disaggregated by disability;
Can be produced for the general population, but not disaggregated by disability;
Cannot be produced, even for the general population; and
Uncertain about whether it can be produced.

7. Results
Thirty-nine countries responded, with thirty-seven having usable responses
Results most likely underestimate ability to disaggregate indicators by disability
Some countries reported they could not disaggregate even though they had WG questions on data tools used for indicators.
Two countries with disability questions in surveys (one with WGSS) didn’t respond about what they could disaggregate so were excluded from results
Some countries that have used WGSS did not respond
More countries are planning on using WGSS

8. Many indicators could not be produced for the general population
Of those that could be produced for general population, ability to disaggregate varied a lot by country
Some examples
Egypt could disaggregate 6 of the 18 indicators they could produce
Australia 18 of 29
Peru 4 of 25
UAE 4 of 4

9. Indicators that more than 10 (of 37) countries can produce
Indicator Number
Indicator Description
Number of Countries
1.1.1
Proportion of population below the international poverty line, by sex, age, employment status and geographical location (urban/rural) 12
1.2.1
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by sex and age
6.1.1
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services 11
7.1.1
Percentage of population with access to electricity
8.6.1
Proportion of youth (aged years) not in education, employment or training 16

10. Indicators that 5 to 10 (of 37) countries can produce (1 of 3)
Indicator Number
Indicator Description
Number of Countries
1.3.1
Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable 5
4.1.1
Proportion of children and young people: (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex 6
4.2.2
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex 7

11. Indicators that 5 to 10 (of 37) countries can produce (2 of 3)
Indicator Number
Indicator Description
Number of Countries
4.5.1
Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on this list that can be disaggregated 8
5.5.2
Proportion of women in managerial positions 6
5.b.1
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex 5
6.2.1
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap and water

12. Indicators that 5 to 10 (of 37) countries can produce (3 of 3)
Indicator Number
Indicator Description
Number of Countries
8.3.1
Proportion of informal employment in non-agriculture employment, by sex 5
8.5.1
Average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by occupation, age and persons with disabilities
8.7.1
Proportion and number of children aged years engaged in child labour, sex and age

13. Conclusion Disaggregation is feasible
WGSS appropriate
Used by fair number of countries at different income levels
Other disability questions are used elsewhere of lesser quality but still allow disaggregation (but better than “do you have a disability?”
Results of survey underestimate ability
Some responded what they DID disaggregate not what they COULD
Some countries using WGSS did not complete form
Some countries we know have used or are planning to use WGSS did not respond
Need to have capacity building and dissemination of WGSS

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