Measuring Distance to the SDG Targets 2019 An Assessment of Where OECD Countries Stand The SDG Summit of the UNGA High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development is gathering world leaders to take stock of the progress in implementing the 2030 SDG Agenda. See how far OECD countries are from achieving selected SDG targets. OECD countries’ average distance from achieving SDG targets
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bit.ly/to-SDG-targets OECD (2019), Measuring Distance to the SDG Targets 2019:Â An Assessment of Where OECD Countries Stand, OECD Publishing, Paris
NO POVERTY
How are OECD countries doing on SDG 1?
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14% of people are below the relative income poverty line
HEALTH & WELL-BEING
How are OECD countries doing on SDG 3?
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17%
of people are daily smokers
How are OECD countries doing on SDG 4?
EDUCATION
93%
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of children are in preprimary education* *one year before official primary entry age
26%
of adults do not have basic numeracy skills
GENDER EQUALITY
How are OECD countries doing on SDG 5?
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Women spend
2.4 hours per day more than men on unpaid work like child care and household chores
ENERGY
How are OECD countries doing on SDG 7?
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Around
24%
of electricity comes from renewable energy
DECENT WORK & ECONOMIC GROWTH
How are OECD countries doing on SDG 8?
1.7%
is the annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (2018)
5.3% is the unemployment rate (on average in the first 8 months of 2019)
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INDUSTRY, INNOVATION & INFRASTRUTURE
How are OECD countries doing on SDG 9?
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Slightly more than
2%
of GDP goes to Research & Development
CITIES & COMMUNITIES
How are OECD countries doing on SDG 11?
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Around
34%
of municipal waste is recycled
LIFE BELOW WATER
How are OECD countries doing on SDG 14?
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25%
of marine area is protected
LIFE ON LAND
How are OECD countries doing on SDG 15?
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16%
of land is protected
PEACE, JUSTICE & STRONG INSTITUTIONS
How are OECD countries doing on SDG 16?
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70%
of people feel safe when walking alone at night
40%
of people are confident in their national government
PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS
How are OECD donor countries doing on SDG 17? On average, net official development assistance is
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0.3%
of Gross National Income