1. Development data gaps
Abigail Chisesa

2. CONTENT Background Data quality Data building blocks in Africa
Average statistical capacity score
Government statistical capacity
Mapping SDGs data gaps
Africa SDGs performance
Data commitment
Main challenges for monitoring SDGs
Addressing SDGs data gaps

3. BACKGROUND
Data gaps-voids in our knowledge of the world and the people and communities who live in it.
They restrict our ability to understand the steps we need to take to achieve progress and measure the impact of our work.

4. Causes of data quality CAUSES DATA QUALITY
Differences in methodologies
Lack of coordination across national statistics systems
Indicators under certain goals are easier to track than others.
e.g. Goal 3; 69% of indicators have available data
No data available to track Goal 13- Climate Action

5. DATA QUALITY Cts
Data for monitoring SDGs from NSOs is collected at an interval of five years (mainly through household surveys)
Most SDG monitoring reports rely on projections
e.g in countries without data or with data of insufficient quality, estimates are calculated using statistical models.

6. DATA BUILDING BLOCKS IN AFRICA

7. AVERAGE STATISTICAL CAPACITY SCORES

8. GOVERNMENTAL STATISTICAL CAPACITY(2018)

9. Data commitment Number of indicators per tier
SDGs tier % classification
101 Tier I indicators with standard methodology
84 Tier II indicators have standard methodology but data not regularly collected
41Tier III indicators without internationally established methodology and standards)
6 indicators with multiple tiers
Source; United Nations Statistics Division, 2019

10. GAPS IN SDGs DATA Key messages: There is no updated data
Countries are not collecting SDG official data
For many goals indicators are still measured with pre SDG era data

11. MAIN CHALLENGES FOR MONITORING SDGs

12. ADRESSING SDGs DATA GAPS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

13. ADRESSING SDGs DATA GAPS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT cts
Need for;
Reliable, efficient and quality data that is;
Time-bound
Adherence to standards
Showcasing the inequalities;
Among groups of people
Between two different gender
Within different geographical areas.

14. Thank you!