“Statistics are a boring way to make a point.” - Ewan Sargent, Journalist

“Statistics are a boring way to make a point.”

- Ewan Sargent, Journalist

Gender parity index in primary level enrolment in select countries in Asia, 2005

Georgia and Kazakhstan are the only countries in the sub-region to have an index equal to 1, meaning that the enrolment rate is the same for girls and boys. Armenia has a higher enrolment rate for girls than for boys, as evidenced by the GPI of 1.04. All other countries, namely Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan, have lower enrolment rates for girls than for boys, as evidenced by the GPI’s of 0.99, 0.98, 0.98 and 0.96, respectively.



Source: MDG Info 2009.



Tajikistan

Azerbaijan

Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan

Georgia

Kazakhstan

Armenia

0.96

0.98

0.98

0.99

1.00

1.00

1.04

Gender parity index in primary level enrolment2005

Index Source: MDG Info 2009.


Georgia and Kazakhstan are the only countries in the sub-region to have an index equal to 1, meaning that the enrolment rate is the same for girls and boys. Armenia has a higher enrolment rate for girls than for boys, as evidenced by the GPI of 1.04. All other countries, namely Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan, have lower enrolment rates for girls than for boys, as evidenced by the GPI’s of 0.99, 0.98, 0.98 and 0.96, respectively.Azerbaijan

Armenia

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan

Georgia

Index 0.96 - 0.991.00 - 1.001.01 - 1.04Missing Value

Gender parity index in primary level enrolment2005

Note: The boundaries and the names shown and the designations used on these maps do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.


─ What is DevInfo?

─ Use of DevInfo for • analysis and prioritization• monitoring• reporting

─ DevInfo update

─ DevInfo v6.0

Organization of the presentation

What is DevInfo?

─ It is a user-friendly database system developed by the UN

─ Initially launched in 2004; DIv6 released in 2009

─ The system is designed to monitor human development

─ DevInfo is endorsed by the UNDG for use by Member States in monitoring the MDGs

─ It can be deployed on desktops and on the web

─ Is distributed royalty-free

What is DevInfo?

─ It helps in the collation and presentation of data in the form of tables, graphs and maps

Analysis, appraisal of situation

Identification of development

challenges, definition of objectives

Formulation of strategy and policy

Costing, formulation of programs

Implementation

Monitoring, reporting, evaluation

DevInfo and the evidence based planning cycle

Use of DevInfo for analysis and prioritizationDevInfo helps present descriptive information

Selected countries in Europe and Asia: Human Development Index and Human Poverty Index, 2006

Clear presentation of regional index data

Country Human Development Index Human Poverty Index

High human development

Slovenia 0.93 n.a.

Czech Republic 0.90 1.7

Hungary 0.88 12

Estonia 0.87 n.a.

Slovakia 0.87 n.a.

Lithuania 0.87 n.a.

Latvia 0.87 n.a.

Croatia 0.86 2.1

Bulgaria 0.83 n.a.

Romania 0.83 5.7

Montenegro 0.82 4.1

Serbia 0.82 3.2

Belarus 0.82 4.6

Kazakhstan 0.81 7.8

Russian Federation 0.81 7.5

Albania 0.81 4.7

Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.80 3.2

Turkey 0.80 8.7

Ukraine 0.79 5.6

Armenia 0.78 4.5

Georgia 0.77 5.5

Azerbaijan 0.76 11.8

Turkmenistan 0.73 n.a.

Republic of Moldova 0.72 5.9

Medium human development

Uzbekistan 0.70 9.2

Kyrgyzstan 0.69 8.7

Tajikistan 0.69 18.1

Source: Development Indexes.

Sremski District

Backa South District

West Backa District

City of Belgrade

Macvanski District

South Banat District

Raski District

Backa North District

Moravicki District

Sumadija District

Nisavski District

Kolubarski District

Podunavski District

Central Banat District

Jablanicki District

Pcinjski District

Rasinski District

Pomoravski District

Zlatiborski District

North Banat District

Toplicki District

Pirotski District

Branicevski District

Borski District

Zajecarski District

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Serbia: Index of population growth between censuses by district (percent) , 2002

Clear presentation of regional data

Dushanbe City

Sughd

Khatlon

GBAO

Direct Rule Districts

Tajikistan: Division of resident population (population per 1000 people) and Division of resident population by age group (percent), 2007


Source: Tajikistan GenderInfo.

Informative depiction of distribution of population Division of resident population

Above employable age

Below employable age

Employable age

Total 220.4 - 660.9661.0 - 2,095.72,095.8 - 2,519.6Missing Value

Use of DevInfo for analysis and prioritizationDevInfo helps present data for easy identification of patterns and trends

Mozambique: Proportion of population dissatisfied with health services and reasons for dissatisfaction (percent), 2005

Source: ESDEM

Clear presentation of data on possible underlying factors

Armenia: Freedom of the press (rank) and Government effectiveness (rank)

Easy identification of correlations and possible underlying factors

As country’s rank in freedom of the press index worsens, its rank in government effectiveness index also worsens.

Source: ArmeniaInfo.


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Armenia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan

Countries of Asia: Antenatal care coverage (percent) and Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (percent), 2000-2007


Countries with lower levels of ANC coverage also have lower proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

Source: SOWCInfo

ANC coverage 77 - 9091 - 9899 - 100Missing Value

Births attended

683 - 90

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n 88 - 94

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NER primary

49 - 70

71 - 81

Missing Data

Ghana: Net enrolment ratio in primary education (percent) and Proportion of households who get access to the nearest primary school within 30 minutes


Areas where households have less easy access to schools seem to have lower enrolment rates

Source: GhanaInfo.

Use of DevInfo for analysis and prioritizationDevInfo helps present sub-national level data for easy identification of priority

geographical areas within a country

Source: DevInfo Serbia.

Easy identification of priority geographical areas

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Source: Armenia PRSP MDG.

Areas with poverty rate above 30%

Argentina: Households with unsatisfied basic needs (percent), 2001



Source: InfoUNICEF Argentina.

Total 4.3 - 10.010.1 - 20.020.1 - 30.030.1 - 79.3Missing Value

Below 1010-2020-30Above 30

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Argentina: Annual dropout rate (percent) and Grade repetition rate (percent)

Low Annual dropout rate and low Grade repetition rate

Source: InfoUNICEF Argentina

Porcentaje

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Porcentaje

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Annual dropout rate

Grade repetition rate


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Source: GhanaInfo.

Use of DevInfo for analysis and prioritizationDevInfo helps present disaggregated data for easy detection of disparities and

discriminatory patterns, and identification of priority groups

Country GPI

Armenia 1.20

Azerbaijan 0.88

Bulgaria 1.22

Georgia 1.12

Kazakhstan 1.44

Kyrgyzstan 1.30

Republic of Moldova 1.39

Romania 1.33

Russian Federation 1.35

Tajikistan 0.38

Turkey 0.76

Ukraine 1.24

Uzbekistan 0.71

Countries of Europe and Asia: Gender parity index in tertiary level enrolment, 2007


Easy identification of disparities between sexes

Women surpass men in enrolment in many countries

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Selected countries of Asia and Europe: Proportion of population with access to improved sanitation (percent) , 2002

Source: CEE CIS Regional MDG Info.

Rural areas lag behind in all countries

Easy identification of disparities between urban and rural areas

Easy identification of disparities between sexes

Tajikistan: Coverage ratio of basic education, grades 1-9 (percent), 2006-2007

Source: TojikInfo

Dushanbe City

Sughd

Khatlon

GBAO


Girls are more disadvantaged in all regions


Boys and girls Boys

Girls

Total 93.2 - 93.994.0 - 98.098.1 - 112.1Missing Value

Below 94Between 94 and 98Above 98

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VoltaBrong Ahafo

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NER primary

49 - 70

71 - 81

Missing Data




Source: GhanaInfo.

Use of DevInfo for monitoringDevInfo helps show changes over time and progress towards set targets

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Source: Costa Rica Info.

MD Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for developmentTarget 7: In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefit of new technologies, especially

information and communications

Costa Rica: Fixed telephone lines (per 1000 inhabitants)


Dushanbe City

Sughd

Khatlon

GBAO


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Dushanbe City

Sughd

Khatlon

GBAO


2006

Dushanbe City

Sughd

Khatlon

GBAO


Dushanbe City

Sughd

Khatlon

GBAO


Dushanbe City

Sughd

Khatlon

GBAO


Tajikistan: Officially registered unemployment level (percent), 2001-2006

Source: Tajik GenderInfo.

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1992 1997 2002

1992 1997 2002

1992 1997 2002

Uzbekistan4.8

Turkmenistan9.1Tajikistan0.7

Kyrgyzstan1


Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan: Carbon dioxide emissions per capita (metric tons), 1992-2002

Source: CEE CIS Regional MDG Info.

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NER primary

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Source: GhanaInfo.

Use of DevInfo for reportingDevInfo facilitates the creation of standard reports

DevInfo common database can be used to produce standard periodic reports, e.g. MDG reports

The DevInfo common database can be used to produce standard periodic reports, e.g.UNDAF reports

DevInfo implementation

The number of countries adapting DevInfo to national specifications has increased steadily since 2004

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• MDG Info (www.devinfo.info) UNSD

• GenderInfo (www.devinfo.info) UNSD, UNFPA, UNICEF

• UrbanInfo (www.devinfo.info) UN Habitat

• SOWC (www.devinfo.info) UNICEF

DevInfo global adaptations

DevInfo v6.0

• Field Reference Group meeting in December 2007 list of proposed enhancements and new

requirements

• DevInfo v6.0 developed in 2008 and early 2009

• DevInfo v6.0 released in 2009

The development of DevInfo v6.0

– Reduced learning curve for first-time users (data wizard)

– Increased user friendliness

– New options for data dissemination: flip books and videos

– New options for data presentation: diVisualizer (bubble scatter plot)

– Software development kit

– DX UNDAF

DevInfo v6.0 select new features

• Joint UN program between UNSD, UNICEF and UNFPA

• Officially launched at 40th session of the UN Statistical Commission in February 2009

• Specific functionalities to meet census dissemination requirements:

– enhanced performance – template reports for dissemination at any

geographical level– mapping facilities, etc.

• Data imported into CensusInfo from spreadsheets and packages such as CSPro and Redatam

www.devinfo.info/censusinfo

Access to online

databases around the

world

Open forum to share ideas,

queries, etc.

Wiki encyclopedi

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Visit and display exhibits

Create and play games

Online galleries for

browsing data

Explore adaptations and users

The new www.devinfo.org

Presentation by:

Astrid Marschatz, DevInfo Project Manager, UNDOCO

DevInfo v6.0 training workshop

Geneva, 7-11 December 2009

Thank you!!!

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“Statistics are a boring way to make a point.” - Ewan Sargent, Journalist