Discrepancies in National and International Data: Workshop on MDG Monitoring, Bangkok, Thailand 2009

1. Discrepancies between National and International Data WORKSHOP ON MDG MONITORING BANGKOK, THAILAND 14th – 16th January 2009 By W.J.Nigamuni Deputy Director Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka

2. Sri Lanka is demarcated into an administrative hierarchy of 9 provinces, 25 districts, 325 Divisional Secretariat (DS) divisions and 14,009 Grama Niladhari (GN) divisions.

3. MDG in Sri Lankan Context • Sri Lanka is potentially on tract on most of the available MDG indicators. • Among the key achievements are access to safe drinking water, equitable primary education, literacy, child and maternal health. • A significant achievement is that there is no gender disparity in these achievements.

4. INDICATORS • Indicator 2.1 - Net Enrolment ratio in Primary education • Indicator 2.3- Literacy rate of 15 -24 years olds, women and men

5. Indicator 2.1 - Net Enrolment ratio in Primary education UN Definition The No. of Children of official school age who have enrolled in primary education as a percentage of the total children of the official primary school age population. Definition used Same as UN

6. Indicator 2.1 - Net Enrolment ratio in Primary education (Contd.) Method of Computation given by UN The no. of enrolled students with in the appropriate age cohort according to school records as reported to ministries of education , divided by the no. of children of primary school age. Method of computation used Same as UN NER = 6 – 10 age school population * 100 6 – 10 age population

7. DATA SOURCES AND DATA LIMITATION The Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey Conducted using a sample of 22500 housing units and the district level estimates provide excluding the districts other than Northern and Eastern provinces Special Survey on Millennium Development Goals 2006/07 Data excludes Northern Province and Trincomalee District in Eastern Province. Here the target group consider as all children born between 01.02.1996 to 31.01.2001

8. Indicator 2.1 - Net Enrolment ratio in Primary Education National International 2003+ 2004+ 2006+ 2007+ 2003 * 2004* Sri Lanka 96.8 98.0 98.0 98.5 99.7 96.7 Male 96.6 97.8 96.6 97.8 99.4 Female 97.1 98.1 97.1 98.1 100.0 Sources – + SLLFS, * www.mdgs.un.org DATA AVAILABILITY

10. Discrepancies • For the year 2003 • These data is based on the SLLFS. • Primary and Secondary enrolment ratio is computed separately. But in global sense both education enrolment considered as the official school age population. • The education system ( the one who born after 31st January if he/she is completed year 5 is not eligible to enter school .They are eligible to enroll for the next year .)

11. Indicator 2.3 – Literacy rate of 15 -24 years olds, women and Men UN definition The percentage of the population aged 15-24 years who can both read and write with understanding short simple statement in everyday life. Definition Used Percentage of the population aged 15-24 years , who can both read and write fluently or read fluently and write with difficulty in every day life, to the total population of 15-24 yrs. old.

12. Indicator 2.3 – Literacy rate of 15 -24 years olds, women and Men (Contd.) Method of Computation given by UN Divide the no. of people ages 15-24 who are literate by the total population in the same age group and to multiply the total by 100. Method of Computation Used Literate population at least one language age 15-24 *100 Age 15-24 population

13. Indicator 2.3 – Literacy rate of 15 -24 years olds, women and Men (Contd.) • Data Source, Geographical coverage and Periodicity • Census of Population and Housing 2001 Primary source of basic literacy data. The Census enumeration was able to carry out completely in 18 districts out of 25 districts due to unsettled conditions in Northern and Eastern Provinces. This includes Ampara district in Eastern province and the 17 districts not belonging to Northern and Eastern Provinces. Periodicity Once in 10 years.

14. Indicator 2.3 – Literacy rate of 15 -24 years olds, women and Men (Contd.) Data Source, Geographical coverage and Periodicity Sample surveys are the secondary sources of data. • Special Survey on MDG 2006/07 Data excludes Northern Province and Trincomalee District in Eastern province. • Sri Lanka Labour Force survey All districts other than Northern and Eastern Provinces in Sri Lanka. Periodicity Quarterly

15. DATA AVAILABILITY

16. Discrepancies • For the year 2001 , data based on the population Census. • For the year 2006 and 2007 based on the surveys. SSMDG and SLLFS • There is no discrepancies in between National and International data. • Even no gender disparity.

17. RELIABILITY OF THE ESTIMATES • Statistics based on the quarterly labour force data are subject to both sampling and non sampling .There is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the true population value they represent. • The sampling error varies depend on the particular sample selected and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. • Analysis relating to the SLLFS are generally conducted at the 95 percent level of confidence

18. IMPROVMENTS • Beginning in January 2006 some improvements were made. • Specially focusing on literacy, Household economic activities and Informal sector employment and under employment.

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