This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

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

1.a.2
Target name

Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions
Target number

1.a
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

3
UN custodian agency

Discussions are occurring between the following organisations International Labour Organization (ILO) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization - Institute for Statistics (UNESCO-UIS) and World Health Organization (WHO)
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