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Proportion of population below the international poverty line, by sex, age, employment status and geographical location (urban/rural)

Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by sex and age






























Number of social grants






























Proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions




















Percentage of population covered by social protection systems, distinguishing children, older persons and persons with disabilities

Proportion of population living in households with access to improved sanitation facilities






























Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population











Number of national and local disaster risk reduction strategies adopted by South Africa

Proportion of total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection)






Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (based on the Community Childhood Hunger Identification Project (CCHIP) index)

Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age

Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height >+2 or <-2 standard deviation from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age, by type (wasting and overweight)



Number of plant and animal genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium- or long-term conservation facilities











Number of producers benefiting from animal improvement schemes

Total official flows (official development assistance plus other official flows) to the agriculture sector

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

Percentage of mothers and children who receive post-natal care either at home or in a facility and within 6 days of delivery (1+visit)

Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex, age and key populations






The number and percentage of people living with HIV exposed to antiretroviral treatment by age and sex










Tuberculosis incidence per 100,000 population

Mortality due to hepatitis B, per 100 000 population

Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease




Harmful use of alcohol, defined according to the national context as alcohol per capita consumption (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year in litres of pure alcohol

Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15–49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods

Adolescent birth rate (aged 10–14 years; aged 15–19 years) per 1,000 women in that age group


Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning

Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older



Proportion of the target population covered by all vaccines included in their national programme




Proportion of health facilities that have a core set of relevant essential medicines available and affordable on a sustainable basis

International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity and health emergency preparedness














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






Percentage of children in the population who completed: a) Grade 7; b) Grade 9; c) Grade 12















Percentage of youth aged 15–24 (and 15–34) years who dropped out of school without completing Grade 12










Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex

Number of children accessing registered ECD Programmes










Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex










Percentage of youth and adult university graduates by field of study


































































Number of graduates in public and private higher institutions


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





Percentage of 7 - 18 year olds with disabilities who are attending an educational institutions



Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by sex


















Proportion of schools with access to (a) electricity; (b) the Internet for pedagogical purposes; (c) computers for pedagogical purposes; (d) adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities; (e) basic drinking water; (f) single-sex basic sanitation facilities; and (g) basic handwashing facilities (as per the WASH indicator definitions)





Percentage of permanent educators that have minimum required teacher qualifications (REQV13)

Percentage of ever-partnered women and girls aged 18 years and older subjected to physical or sexual violence by any partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age














Number of women and girls aged 15/18 who have accessed victim empowerment centres in the previous 12 months by age and place of occurance.









Incidence of human trafficking for sexual purposes brought to police attention 




















Proportion of women aged 20–24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18


Percentage of early marriages experienced by girls before the age of 15 years

Percentage of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex




Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments






















Proportion of women in managerial positions










Proportion of women aged 18–49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care

Percentage of individual land owners by sex






























Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex



Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services















Proportion of population using (a) safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water















Proportion of water containing waste safely treated and lawfully discharged.

Proportion of bodies of water that comply to South African water quality objectives

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources

Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0–100)

Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation

Extent in the spatial extent of water related ecosystems at a point in time, including wetlands, reservoirs, lakes and estuaries as a percentage of total land area.




Change in the national discharge of Rivers and Estuaries over time


Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance that is part of a government-coordinated spending plan

Proportion of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management

Proportion of population with access to electricity

Percentage of the population that uses solar energy as their main source of energy




Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption

Amount of renewable energy at annual operating capacity

Annual amount of electricity produced from renewable sources

Energy intensity measured in terms of primary energy and GDP

Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita



Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person



Share of informal employment in non-agriculture employment by sex



Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP




Median monthly earnings of female and male employees by occupations












































































































































Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities









Percentage of youth (aged 15–24 years) not in education, employment or training (NEET)



Percentage of youth (15-34 yrs) not in education, employment or training



Percentage of children aged 7–17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age






Frequency rates of fatal and non- fatal occupational injuries, by sex and migrant status




















Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP and in growth rate

Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults and (b) number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults





Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport




Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment

Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP



Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) as a percentage of gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD)



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