1.5 Research the progress that two countries of your choice (or your instructor’s choice) have
made in meeting each of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Summarize the
results in a table. Among other sour
...
1.5 Research the progress that two countries of your choice (or your instructor’s choice) have
made in meeting each of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Summarize the
results in a table. Among other sources, you might consult the UN’s MDG Web site,
www.un.org/millenniumgoals/.
Solution:
The Millennium Development Indicator’s website has country and regional snap shot tables for
each of the goals and indicators (http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Host.aspx?Content=Data/snapshots.htm ). A
summary of the progress made in Mali and Ghana (Students may have chosen different
countries) are displayed in the table below.
Mali Ghana
Target Indicator
First Year Latest Year
Progress
First Year Latest Year
Value Year Value Year Value Year Value Year Progress
Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
Reduce extreme
poverty by half
Proportion of
population living below
$1.25 (PPP) per day (%) 86.1 1994 50.4 2010 On track 51.1 1992 28.6 2006 On track
Reduce hunger
by half
Proportion of
population below
minimum level of
dietary energy
consumption (%) 25.3 1991 7.9 2011 Achieved 40.5 1991 <5 2011 Achieved
Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education
Universal
primary
schooling
Net enrolmentratio in
primary education
(enrollees per 100
children) 42.2 1999 67.2 2011 On track 61.5 1999 84.2 2011
Below
target
Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
Equal girls'
enrolment in
primary school
Ratio of girlsto boysin
primary education 0.61 1991 0.88 2011
Below
target 0.86 1991 1 2011 Achieved
Women'sshare
of paid
employment
Share of women in
wage employment in
the non-agricultural
sector(%) 27.3 1997 34.6 2004
Below
target 31.7 2000
Below
target
Women's equal
representation
in national
parliaments
Proportion ofseats held
by women in national
parliamen
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