Targets and indicators


Target 5.1

End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere

Target 5.2

Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation

Target 5.3

Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

Indicator 5.3.2

Proportion of girls and women aged 15–49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age

Target 5.4

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate

Indicator 5.4.1.1

Indicator 5.4.1.2

Coverage of children up to 3 years old with early education
  • Indicator status Available
  • National proxy

Target 5.5

Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life

Indicator 5.5.1

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

Indicator 5.5.1.a

Proportion of seats held by women in the national parliament
  • Indicator status Available
  • Global divided

Indicator 5.5.1.b

Proportion of seats held by women in local public administration
  • Indicator status Available
  • Global divided

Indicator 5.5.2

Proportion of women in managerial positions
  • Indicator status Available
  • Global

Indicator 5.5.2.1

Proportion of women in government
  • Indicator status Available
  • National proxy

Indicator 5.5.2.2

Proportion of women in public service
  • Indicator status Available
  • National proxy

Indicator 5.5.2.3

Proportion of female judges
  • Indicator status Available
  • National proxy

Target 5.6

Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences

Indicator 5.6.2

Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education

Target 5.a

Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws

Indicator 5.a.1

(a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure

Indicator 5.a.1.b

Indicator 5.a.2

Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control

Target 5.b

Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women

Indicator 5.b.1

Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
  • Indicator status Not available
  • Global adjusted

Indicator 5.b.1.1

Average number of mobile telephones by 100 households
  • Indicator status Available
  • National proxy

Target 5.c

Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels

Indicator 5.c.1

Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment

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