Tool 3.2: Criteria, Recommendations and Checklists
Defining ECE Indicators and Target Setting
The form below synthesizes the MOOC Modules’ guidance on defining technical ECE indicators and builds on the MOOC to provide illustrative common considerations. Although these considerations apply to all education subsectors developing the ESP, the criteria in this form is intended to be used by ECE TWG stakeholders to support defining and refining indicators across the results chain hierarchy.
Defining ECE Indicators
There are five parts of this criteria and considerations list for defining ECE Indicators. These include criteria and considerations for:
- All Indicators
- Impact Indicators (i.e. indicators for policy priorities)
- Outcome Indicators (i.e. indicators for strategies)
- Output Indicators (indicators showing the activities’ results)
- Input/Activity Indicators
For each indicator in each part, review the criteria and "check" if the indicator is well-defined.
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Checklist and Example
Applying ECE Target Setting Recommendations
The ECE TWG may use the checklist’s considerations to set, revise, and validate targets. An example from Sao Tome e Principe below illustrates how the checklist may be used.
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The following example from Sao Tome e Principe below illustrates how the checklist may be used.
| Policy Priority | Indicator | Baseline (2019) | Target (2022) |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2023, Provide universal, compulsory, inclusive, equitable and free access to pre-school education for San Tomean children (4-5 years) | Net Enrollment Rate in Pre-School Education (4 to 5 years) | 78,6% | 95% |
The same reference numbers in the checklist are used to illustrate the example below:
- The target is to reach 95% of Net enrolment ratio in 2023. It’s difficult to reach universal enrolment (100%) in 4 years so the target’s indicator is realistic (16 points increase in 4 years by 2022). It is timebound (up to 2022 to achieve the target), and performance against the targets will be monitored every year using population projections and EMIS data. During the Joint Sector Review and through the annual performance report, gaps between achievement and targets will be explained. A few solutions should be proposed to overcome identified challenges in achieving targets.
- The target was defined through a collaborative approach with the ECE TWG, though no detailed information was available on how simulation data was used to determine this target.
- The target is evidence-based, as it was validated based on identifying other countries’ achievements.