Literacy measures the proportion of individuals aged 15-49 who attended secondary or higher education or who can read a short simple statement about everyday life. It broadly follows the definition of SDG indicator 4.6.1 Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional literacy and numeracy skills.

Data Source: MICS

The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Individuals: Men ages 15 - 49 (MN- Individual Men’s Survey)

Literacy measures the proportion of individuals aged 15-49 who attended secondary or higher education or who can read a short simple statement about everyday life. It broadly follows the definition of SDG indicator 4.6.1 Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional literacy and numeracy skills.

Data Source: MICS

The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Individuals: Women ages 15 - 49 (WM- Individual Women’s Survey)

ICT skills broadly measures SDG indicator 4.4.1 Percentage of women and men who have carried out at least one of nine specific computer related activities during the last 3 months.

Data Source: MICS

The following data is considered for this analysis:
• Individuals: Women and men ages 15-49 (WM- Individual Women’s Survey and MN- Individual Men’s Survey)

Birth registration follows the definition of SDG indicator 16.9.1 Percentage of children under age 5 whose births are reported registered with a civil authority.

Data Source: MICS

The following data is considered for this analysis :
• Children under age 5 from Child Recode (CH).
• Birth registration: Child under age 5 has a birth certificate that is seen by enumerators, or is verbally confirmed by parents.

Mobile Phone (Individual) follows the definition of SDG indicator 5.b.1 to enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women.

Data Source: MICS
The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Individuals: women ages 15 - 49 (WM-Individual Women's Survey and MN-Individual Men's Survey)

Mobile Phone (Household) follows the definition of SDG indicator 5.b.1 to enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women.

Note: This indicator deviates from SDG 5.b.1 as it is composed at the household level and includes either men or women aged 15-49 that own a mobile phone in the household.

Data Source: MICS
The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Households: Households are considered as owning a mobile phone if any household member owns mobile telephone.

Violence against women justified measures the proportion of women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife (for certain reasons).

Data Source: MICS
The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Women ages 15 - 49 years (WM - Individual Women's Survey)
• The reasons provided as possible justifications of violence against women are: 1) If she goes out without telling him; 2) If she neglects the children; 3) If she argues with him; 4) If she refuses sex with him; 5) If she burns the food.
*Vanuatu 2023 added 9 additional reasons.

Bank account (Household) measures the proportion of households with at least one household member with an account at a bank (household-level). It broadly follows the definition of SDG indicator 8.10.2 Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobile money-service provider.

Data Source: MICS
The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Household-level data (HH-Household Survey).