Development indicators

Definition:

Usually a numerical measure of quality of life in a country.

Indicators are used to illustrate progress of a country in meeting a range of economic, social, and environmental goals.

Since indicators represent data that have been collected by a variety of agencies using different collection methods, there may be inconsistencies among them.

Source: Global education Globalisation glossary 

Translation(s):

Español: Indicadores de desarrollo
Français: Indicateurs de développement

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