The Short and Winding Road to 2030
Measuring Distance to the SDG Targets
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has an unprecedented ambition, but also confronts countries with an enormous challenge given the complex and integrated nature of the Agenda with its 17 Goals, underpinned by 169 Targets. To assist national governments with their implementation, the OECD has developed a unique methodology allowing comparison of progress across SDG goals and targets, and also over time. Based on the Global indicator framework for the Sustainable Development Goals and leveraging UN and OECD data, this report provides a high-level assessment of OECD Member countries’ performance across the Goals and Targets of the 2030 Agenda. The report evaluates the distance that OECD countries need to travel to meet SDG targets for which data is currently available, but it goes one step further and deepens the analysis by identifying long-term trends, considering also how these trends may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. By providing a high-level overview of countries’ strengths and weaknesses in performance across the SDGs, it aims to support Member countries in navigating the SDGs and in setting their own priorities for action within the broad 2030 Agenda.
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Measuring distance to the SDG targets – Korea
Korea has already achieved 28 of the 128 targets for which comparable data are available and, based on most recent trends, is expected to meet 7 additional targets by 2030 (). As virtually all OECD countries, Korea has already met (or is close to meeting) most targets related to securing basic needs and implementing the policy tools and frameworks mentioned in the 2030 Agenda (see details in ). Korea’s main strengths are within the Prosperity category, most notably on work and economic growth (Goal 8), industry, innovation and infrastructure (Goal 9) and cities (Goal 11), as well as on delivering quality education (Goal 4). Yet, challenges remain, mostly related to promoting inclusion and reducing inequalities(within Goal 1, Goal 5 and Goal 10).
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