Statistical literacy from the ground up

ESDS International Annual ConferenceLondon29 November 2010Eric Swanson, World Bank

WDI 2010 Number of indicatorsEconomy 314Environment 109Global Development Finance 175Global Links 171Social and demographic 314States and Markets 130Cross-domain 72Total 1285

Assurances of integrity◦ Legal and institutional

environment◦ Resources◦ Relevance

Methodological soundness◦ Professionalism◦ Transparency◦ Ethical standards◦ Concepts and definitions◦ Scope◦ Classification/ sectorization◦ Basis for recording

Accuracy and reliability◦ Source data◦ Assessment of source data◦ Statistical techniques◦ Assessment and validation of

intermediate data and statistical outputs

◦ Revision studies Serviceability

◦ Periodicity and timeliness◦ Consistency◦ Revision policy and practice

Accessibility◦ Data accessibility◦ Metadata accessibility◦ Assistance to users

Indicators 11. National accounts base year Within last 10 years or annual chain

linking2. Balance of payments manual in use Balance of Payments Manual, the

fifth edition

3. External debt reporting status Actual or preliminary

4. Consumer Price Index base year Within last 10 years or annual chain linking

5. Industrial production index Produced and available from IMF

6. Import/export prices Produced and available from IMF

7. Government finance accounting concept Consolidated central government accounts

8. Enrolment reporting to UNESCO Annual or missed reporting only once in the last 4 years

9. Vaccine reporting to WHO Nationally reported data on measles vaccine coverage consistent with WHO estimates

10. IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard

Subscribed

Maximum total score is 100

Indicators 1 1/2

1. Periodicity of population census

≤10 years

2. Periodicity of agricultural census

≤10 years

3. Periodicity of poverty related surveys (IES, LSMS, etc.)

≤ 3 years ≤ 5 years

4. Periodicity of health related surveys (DHS, MICS, Priority survey, etc)

≤ 3 years ≤ 5 years

5. Completeness of vital registration system

Complete

Maximum total score is 100

Indicators 1 2/3 1/2 1/31. Periodicity of income poverty indicator

≤ 3 years ≤ 5 years > 5 years

2. Periodicity of child malnutrition indicator

≤ 3 years ≤ 5 years > 5 years

3. Periodicity of child mortality indicator

National or international estimates available

4. Periodicity of Immunization indicator

Annual

5. HIV/AIDS indicator National or international estimates available for at least one year out of the last 3 years

6. Periodicity of maternal health indicator

≤ 3 years ≤ 5 years > 5 years

7. Periodicity of gender equality in education indicator

Observed for at least 5 out of 5 latest years

Observed for at least 3 out of 5 latest years

Observed for 1 out of 5 latest years

8. Primary completion indicator

Observed for at least 5 out of 5 latest years

Observed for at least 3 out of 5 latest years

Observed for 1 out of 5 latest years

9. Access to water indicator Observed for 2 out of 6 latest years

Observed for 1 out of 6 latest years

10. Periodicity of GDP growth indicator

Annual ≤ 1.5 years > 1.5 years

Maximum total score is 100

Social and Demographic Statistics  Principles and Recommendations for a Vital

Statistics System, Revision 2 (2001) Recommendations on Statistics of

International Migration, Revision 1 (1998) Principles and Recommendations for

Population and Housing Censuses, Revision 2 (2008)

Handbook on Poverty Statistics (2006)

Macroeconomic statistics Eurostat, IMF, OECD, UNSD, World Bank:

System of National Accounts, 2008. IMF (2008): Balance of Payments and

International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6).

IMF (2001): Government Finance Statistics Manual, 2001.

IMF (2008), Money and Financial Statistics: Compilation Guide.

International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO)

International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE) Classifications of occupational injuries International Standard Industrial Classification of all

Economic Activities (ISIC) Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) Standard International Trade Classifications, Revision 4

(SITC, Rev. 4) International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) International Classification of Diseases (ICD)

Microdata Management Toolkit Document your surveys and censuses in compliance with

international standards using this specialized metadata editor. National Data Archive (NADA) Publish your survey and census metadata in a searchable on-

line catalog, and disseminate datasets using this free software compliant with the DDI and the OAI international standards.

Planned surveys and censuses Information on on-going and planned surveys and censuses in

developing countries. Question Bank A central repository of survey guidelines, with questionnaire

modules, interviewer's instructions, key indicators definitions, and more.

Microdata anonymization Tools and guidelines for measuring and reducing disclosure

risk in microdata.

In all countries, data producers are faced by expanding demand for microdata. Determining the best way to disseminate these data is a challenge. The challenge is technical, as data producers have to implement procedures for the documentation, cataloguing and dissemination of the data. The challenge is also legal and ethical.

Task 1 - Establishing national survey databanks.

Task 2 - Assessment and improvement of surveys.

Task 3 - Support to data collection. 30 National (and international) data catalogs in DDI compliant format

First global competition to create innovative software applications for development

Must use some World Bank data, and address one of the MDGs

Aim is to bring together software developers and development practitioners

Closes 10 January 2011

www.worldbank.org/appsfordevelopment

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