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Indicator name:
Children aged 36-59 months who are developmentally on track in at least three of the following domains: literacy-numeracy, physical development, social-emotional development and learning (%)
Short name:
SE_DEV_ONTRK
Data type:
Percent
Indicator Id:
4748
Rationale:
Early childhood development (ECD) sets the stage for life-long thriving. Investing in ECD is one of the most critical and cost-effective investments a country can make to improve adult health, education and productivity in order to build human capital and promote sustainable development. ECD is equity from the start and provides a good indication of national development. Efforts to improve ECD can bring about human, social and economic improvements for both individuals and societies.
Definition:
The proportion of children under 5 years of age who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being is currently being measured by the percentage of children aged 36-59 months who are developmentally on-track in at least three of the following four domains: literacy-numeracy, physical, socio-emotional and learning.
Method of estimation:
The data is downloaded from the United Nations' SDG Indicators Global Database (see below).   The number of children under the age of five who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being divided by the total number of children under the age of five in the population multiplied by 100.
Contact person email:
strongk@gmail.com
Name:
STRONG, Kathleen Louise
Links:
UNICEF Early childhood development
United Nations' SDG Indicators Global database (data 4.2.1)
United Nations' SDG Indicators Global database (metadata (4.2.1)
Indicator Metadata Registry List
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