National Child Rights Indicator Sets in Europe and Central Asia
A regional mapping and initial overview
Highlights
This regional mapping, developed by the UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, provides an overview of national children’s indicator sets across 54 countries in the region. It examines whether comprehensive, government-owned child rights indicator frameworks exist, how they are structured, and how they are positioned within broader child rights monitoring systems.
The paper identifies countries with established national indicator sets, those with related practices or partial frameworks, and those where development is ongoing. It highlights institutional models, governance approaches, and emerging trends in child data systems, with the aim of supporting countries and partners in strengthening child rights monitoring.
The document is intended as a reference resource for policymakers, national statistical authorities, child rights institutions and UNICEF offices working to enhance evidence-based policymaking for children.
