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The three-tier performance indicator framework supports implementation of Australia’s international development policy. Tier 2 results are annual results directly attributable to Australian development efforts, organised against the four focus areas of the development policy, organised against the four focus areas of Australia’s international development policy and associated Performance and Delivery Framework: building effective and accountable states; enhancing state and community resilience; connecting partners with Australian and regional architecture; and generating collective action on global challenges.
Tier 2 results for 2023-24 will be available in 2025. To support data collection by partners, technical notes are available for relevant indicators below.
A three-tier framework was also used for reporting progress on the overall context, annual results and effectiveness of Australia’s COVID-19 development response efforts under Partnerships for Recovery. These results are available below.
2021-22 Tier 2 results
Tier 2 full results [PDF 470 KB]
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2022-23 Tier 2 results
These results are available in Chapter 1 of the Performance of Australian Development Cooperation 2022-23 report.
2023-24 Tier 2 technical notes
Building effective and accountable states
- Number of organisations Australia has supported in the reporting period to strengthen accountability and/or inclusion, including examples of assistance provided and significant policy change achieved.
- Countries supported with policy and technical advice on economic reform and management (including examples and results achieved).
- Number of market actors in key economic sectors supported to expand market access and/or improve supply chain resilience.
- Additional private funds leveraged to support sustainable development.
- Number of women entrepreneurs provided with financial and/or business development services.
- Number of people reached with new or improved social protection programs.
- ODA funding channelled to Women’s Equality Organisations and Institutions.
- Number of services provided to victim/survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.
- Number of organisations of persons with disabilities (regional/national/state/local) receiving capacity building support.
Enhancing state and community resilience
- Number of infrastructure projects supported that meet G20 Principles for Quality Infrastructure Investments, or similar internationally agreed standards.
- Number of local people accessing jobs created by new infrastructure projects, disaggregated by gender where possible.
- Examples of improved policies and regulations in the infrastructure sector.
- Proportion of children and young people achieving at least minimum proficiency in reading and mathematics, with Australian support.
- Partner countries improve health system capacity to provide quality, accessible, affordable health services, with Australian support.
- Contraceptive protection from unplanned pregnancies made available through Australian support.
- Partner countries have improved ability to anticipate, prevent, detect, and control communicable disease threats, with Australian support (with examples).
- Australian support for improved food security and climate resilient agriculture practices via policy, technical advice and/or capacity building.
- Number of people for whom Australia’s investments have improved adaptation to climate change and resilience to disasters.
- Number and value of investments that are contributing to low-emissions development pathways or are supporting mitigation activities and improving climate change adaptation and disaster resilience.
- Number and value of investments which are promoting/delivering nature-positive outcomes.
- Number of people using: basic or safely managed drinking water services or basic or safely managed sanitation services and/or a handwashing facility with soap and water.
- Australian support contributes to partner countries’ resilience and ability to manage their maritime domains and marine resources.
Connecting partners with Australian and regional architecture
- Number of people who successfully complete a tertiary or technical/vocational course or work-related training.
- Number and percentage of alumni participating in mutual collaborations between their country and Australia, after completion of an Australia Award.
- ASEAN – Examples of support to ASEAN.
Pacific regional – Examples of support to Pacific regional organisations such as the Pacific Islands Forum, the Pacific Community (SPC), Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional environment Programme (SPREP).
Generating collective action on global challenges
- Increased capacity of our partner countries to participate effectively in rules-based trade and economic architecture.
- Number of countries supported to engage productively with the multilateral trading system.
- Number of people provided with emergency assistance in conflict and humanitarian crisis situations.
Technical notes are provided to support reporting by implementing partners. Several Tier 2 indicators do not draw on reporting from partners so the technical notes may not be published.