The 2020 edition of the SDG 4 Data Digest, Using Household Survey Data to Monitor SDG 4 by the UIS focuses on household surveys as an important and underutilized tool to collect the data needed to track progress towards SDG 4 and to ensure that no one is left behind.
This issue of the Digest is aimed at government officials, national planners, donors and others who make decisions about the implementation of nationally representative household surveys.
The Digest describes existing survey programmes and offers advice on the design and implementation of new surveys. The Digest identifies a number of advantages to using household surveys and describes the categories of indicators best suited for monitoring with survey data.
