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No poverty - Goal 1

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Indicator 1.a.2: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection)

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K-12 education policy and services are administered through the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), hte second-largest school district in the United States, which is overseen by an independently elected Board of Education. Los Angeles County oversees public health and social services programs for the 88 cities within the County, including the City of Los Angeles.

Total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection) in billion dollars

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This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from City of Los Angeles statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Angeleno statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Angeleno-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection)
Indicator description
Local target
Geographical coverage

Los Angeles County
Unit of measurement

$ Billions
Definitions

Total budgets for the Los Angeles Unified School District, and the Los Angeles County Departments of Public Social Services, Mental Health, Public Health, and Health Services.
Calculations
Disaggregation Categories
WCCD/ISO 37120 Indicators on City Data Alignment
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection)
Indicator number

1.a.2
Target name

Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions
Target number

1.a
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

3
UN custodian agency

Discussions are occurring between the following organisations International Labour Organization (ILO) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization - Institute for Statistics (UNESCO-UIS) and World Health Organization (WHO)
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Source 1

Organisation

Los Angeles Unified School District
Periodicity
Earliest available data
Geographical coverage

Los Angeles County
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Release date
Next release
Statistical classification
Contact details
Other information

Source 2

Organisation

Los Angeles County
Periodicity
Earliest available data
Geographical coverage

Los Angeles County
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Release date
Next release
Statistical classification
Contact details
Other information