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  "reviewedAt": "2026-10-14",
  "scope": "25 annual WDI indicators; alternative official publications reviewed as of 14 October 2026. This is not an exhaustive audit of all national statistical offices.",
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    "observed2026": 0,
    "officialEstimates2026": 1,
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    "forecasts2026": 0,
    "projections2026": 11,
    "withoutVerified2026": 14,
    "countryIndicatorProjections": 2376,
    "nationalEstimates": 1
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      "slug": "life-expectancy",
      "name": "Life expectancy at birth",
      "unit": "years",
      "topic": "health",
      "keywords": "longevity lifespan life expectancy",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN",
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      "available2026": true,
      "coverage2026": 216,
      "type": "PROJECTION",
      "release": "UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant",
      "sourceUrl": "https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz",
      "note": "UN medium-variant projection; not an observed 2026 result. WPP 2024 projects from 2024 onwards. Historical WDI and UN projections may use different revisions.",
      "examples": [
        {
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          "value": 85.1467
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        {
          "country": "PRT",
          "value": 82.8932
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        {
          "country": "USA",
          "value": 79.7579
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      "national": []
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    {
      "code": "SP.POP.TOTL",
      "slug": "population",
      "name": "Population",
      "unit": "people",
      "topic": "population",
      "keywords": "population inhabitants residents",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2025,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2025,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL",
      "alternativeLatestYear": null,
      "available2026": true,
      "coverage2026": 216,
      "type": "PROJECTION",
      "release": "UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant",
      "sourceUrl": "https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz",
      "note": "UN medium-variant projection; not an observed 2026 result. WPP 2024 projects from 2024 onwards. Historical WDI and UN projections may use different revisions. Population on 1 July; source thousands multiplied by 1,000. This is not the live population clock.",
      "examples": [
        {
          "country": "JPN",
          "value": 122427731
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        {
          "country": "PRT",
          "value": 10395362
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        {
          "country": "USA",
          "value": 349035494
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      "national": [
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          "country": "JPN",
          "value": 122650000,
          "type": "ESTIMATE",
          "period": "2026-09-01",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.stat.go.jp/data/jinsui/new.html",
          "release": "Statistics Bureau of Japan · 24 September 2026",
          "note": "Provisional official estimate, as of 1 September. A different reference date and method from the UN 1 July projection; do not compare them as identical periods.",
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    {
      "code": "SP.POP.GROW",
      "slug": "population-growth",
      "name": "Population growth",
      "unit": "% per year",
      "topic": "population",
      "keywords": "population growth",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2025,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2025,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.GROW",
      "alternativeLatestYear": null,
      "available2026": true,
      "coverage2026": 216,
      "type": "PROJECTION",
      "release": "UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant",
      "sourceUrl": "https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz",
      "note": "UN medium-variant projection; not an observed 2026 result. WPP 2024 projects from 2024 onwards. Historical WDI and UN projections may use different revisions. WPP annual exponential growth over the calendar year; WDI uses successive mid-year population estimates. Do not splice these rates.",
      "examples": [
        {
          "country": "JPN",
          "value": -0.562
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        {
          "country": "PRT",
          "value": -0.161
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        {
          "country": "USA",
          "value": 0.491
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      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "SP.DYN.TFRT.IN",
      "slug": "fertility-rate",
      "name": "Fertility rate",
      "unit": "births per woman",
      "topic": "population",
      "keywords": "fertility births children",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN",
      "alternativeLatestYear": null,
      "available2026": true,
      "coverage2026": 216,
      "type": "PROJECTION",
      "release": "UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant",
      "sourceUrl": "https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz",
      "note": "UN medium-variant projection; not an observed 2026 result. WPP 2024 projects from 2024 onwards. Historical WDI and UN projections may use different revisions.",
      "examples": [
        {
          "country": "JPN",
          "value": 1.2315
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        {
          "country": "PRT",
          "value": 1.523
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        {
          "country": "USA",
          "value": 1.6247
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      "national": []
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    {
      "code": "SP.DYN.CBRT.IN",
      "slug": "birth-rate",
      "name": "Crude birth rate",
      "unit": "births per 1,000 people",
      "topic": "population",
      "keywords": "birth natality",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.CBRT.IN",
      "alternativeLatestYear": null,
      "available2026": true,
      "coverage2026": 216,
      "type": "PROJECTION",
      "release": "UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant",
      "sourceUrl": "https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz",
      "note": "UN medium-variant projection; not an observed 2026 result. WPP 2024 projects from 2024 onwards. Historical WDI and UN projections may use different revisions.",
      "examples": [
        {
          "country": "JPN",
          "value": 6.093
        },
        {
          "country": "PRT",
          "value": 8.202
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        {
          "country": "USA",
          "value": 10.524
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      ],
      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "SP.DYN.CDRT.IN",
      "slug": "death-rate",
      "name": "Crude death rate",
      "unit": "deaths per 1,000 people",
      "topic": "population",
      "keywords": "death mortality",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.CDRT.IN",
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      "available2026": true,
      "coverage2026": 216,
      "type": "PROJECTION",
      "release": "UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant",
      "sourceUrl": "https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz",
      "note": "UN medium-variant projection; not an observed 2026 result. WPP 2024 projects from 2024 onwards. Historical WDI and UN projections may use different revisions.",
      "examples": [
        {
          "country": "JPN",
          "value": 12.768
        },
        {
          "country": "PRT",
          "value": 11.445
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        {
          "country": "USA",
          "value": 8.985
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      ],
      "national": []
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    {
      "code": "SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS",
      "slug": "urban-population",
      "name": "Urban population",
      "unit": "% of population",
      "topic": "population",
      "keywords": "urban cities urbanisation urbanization",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2025,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2025,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS",
      "alternativeLatestYear": null,
      "available2026": true,
      "coverage2026": 216,
      "type": "PROJECTION",
      "release": "UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · national definitions",
      "sourceUrl": "https://population.un.org/wup/assets/Download/Countries%20and%20Aggregates/WUP2025-F15-National-Definitions_percPop_by_category.xlsx",
      "note": "Projected share of population on 1 July 2026, both sexes. Not an observed result. National urban definitions, not Degree of Urbanization city shares; definitions vary between countries.",
      "examples": [
        {
          "country": "JPN",
          "value": 92.4126572613445
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        {
          "country": "PRT",
          "value": 61.705382468957
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        {
          "country": "USA",
          "value": 80.2737460182945
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      "national": []
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    {
      "code": "SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS",
      "slug": "population-65-plus",
      "name": "Population aged 65 and over",
      "unit": "% of population",
      "topic": "population",
      "keywords": "older elderly ageing aging age",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2025,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2025,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS",
      "alternativeLatestYear": null,
      "available2026": true,
      "coverage2026": 216,
      "type": "PROJECTION",
      "release": "UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant",
      "sourceUrl": "https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20%28Standard%29/EXCEL_FILES/2_Population/WPP2024_POP_F06_1_POPULATION_PERCENTAGE_SELECT_AGE_GROUPS_BOTH_SEXES.xlsx",
      "note": "Projected share of population on 1 July 2026, both sexes. Not an observed result. UN medium variant; age bands match the historical indicator.",
      "examples": [
        {
          "country": "JPN",
          "value": 30.1966075806796
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        {
          "country": "PRT",
          "value": 25.3743868960799
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        {
          "country": "USA",
          "value": 18.8395518880954
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      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS",
      "slug": "population-under-15",
      "name": "Population aged 0–14",
      "unit": "% of population",
      "topic": "population",
      "keywords": "children youth young age",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2025,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2025,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS",
      "alternativeLatestYear": null,
      "available2026": true,
      "coverage2026": 216,
      "type": "PROJECTION",
      "release": "UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant",
      "sourceUrl": "https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20%28Standard%29/EXCEL_FILES/2_Population/WPP2024_POP_F06_1_POPULATION_PERCENTAGE_SELECT_AGE_GROUPS_BOTH_SEXES.xlsx",
      "note": "Projected share of population on 1 July 2026, both sexes. Not an observed result. UN medium variant; age bands match the historical indicator.",
      "examples": [
        {
          "country": "JPN",
          "value": 11.0470694748071
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        {
          "country": "PRT",
          "value": 12.6217339703161
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        {
          "country": "USA",
          "value": 16.9050785706052
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      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "SP.DYN.IMRT.IN",
      "slug": "infant-mortality",
      "name": "Infant mortality",
      "unit": "deaths per 1,000 live births",
      "topic": "health",
      "keywords": "infant child mortality health",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.IMRT.IN",
      "alternativeLatestYear": null,
      "available2026": true,
      "coverage2026": 216,
      "type": "PROJECTION",
      "release": "UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant",
      "sourceUrl": "https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz",
      "note": "UN medium-variant projection; not an observed 2026 result. WPP 2024 projects from 2024 onwards. Historical WDI and UN projections may use different revisions. Mortality probability per 1,000 live births from WPP; historical WDI uses UN IGME and may differ.",
      "examples": [
        {
          "country": "JPN",
          "value": 1.5743
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        {
          "country": "PRT",
          "value": 2.1434
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        {
          "country": "USA",
          "value": 4.6644
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      ],
      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "SH.DYN.MORT",
      "slug": "under-five-mortality",
      "name": "Under-five mortality",
      "unit": "deaths per 1,000 live births",
      "topic": "health",
      "keywords": "child children mortality health",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.DYN.MORT",
      "alternativeLatestYear": null,
      "available2026": true,
      "coverage2026": 216,
      "type": "PROJECTION",
      "release": "UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant",
      "sourceUrl": "https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz",
      "note": "UN medium-variant projection; not an observed 2026 result. WPP 2024 projects from 2024 onwards. Historical WDI and UN projections may use different revisions. Mortality probability per 1,000 live births from WPP; historical WDI uses UN IGME and may differ.",
      "examples": [
        {
          "country": "JPN",
          "value": 2.1989
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        {
          "country": "PRT",
          "value": 2.7905
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        {
          "country": "USA",
          "value": 5.567
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      "national": []
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    {
      "code": "SE.PRM.ENRR",
      "slug": "primary-enrolment",
      "name": "Primary school enrolment (gross)",
      "unit": "% gross enrolment",
      "topic": "education",
      "keywords": "school primary education enrolment enrollment",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2025,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 1989,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.ENRR",
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      "available2026": false,
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      "type": null,
      "release": "UNESCO UIS February 2026 · OPRI and SDG bulk data",
      "sourceUrl": "https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources/bulk",
      "note": "The seven matching national series were read directly from the OPRI and SDG archives. No 2026 rows were found. School-year dates, gross ratios and literacy age groups must match. SDG completion estimates and 2030 targets cannot replace the gross primary-completion indicator. Budget allocations cannot replace actual education expenditure as a share of GDP. This does not rule out newer national releases. Two direct UIS literacy values for Qatar (2024) are now integrated; other matching latest years were already present in WDI.",
      "examples": [],
      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "SE.SEC.ENRR",
      "slug": "secondary-enrolment",
      "name": "Secondary school enrolment (gross)",
      "unit": "% gross enrolment",
      "topic": "education",
      "keywords": "secondary school education enrolment",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2025,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 1986,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.SEC.ENRR",
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      "available2026": false,
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      "type": null,
      "release": "UNESCO UIS February 2026 · OPRI and SDG bulk data",
      "sourceUrl": "https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources/bulk",
      "note": "The seven matching national series were read directly from the OPRI and SDG archives. No 2026 rows were found. School-year dates, gross ratios and literacy age groups must match. SDG completion estimates and 2030 targets cannot replace the gross primary-completion indicator. Budget allocations cannot replace actual education expenditure as a share of GDP. This does not rule out newer national releases. Two direct UIS literacy values for Qatar (2024) are now integrated; other matching latest years were already present in WDI.",
      "examples": [],
      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "SE.TER.ENRR",
      "slug": "tertiary-enrolment",
      "name": "Tertiary education enrolment (gross)",
      "unit": "% gross enrolment",
      "topic": "education",
      "keywords": "university higher tertiary education",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2025,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 1986,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR",
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      "available2026": false,
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      "type": null,
      "release": "UNESCO UIS February 2026 · OPRI and SDG bulk data",
      "sourceUrl": "https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources/bulk",
      "note": "The seven matching national series were read directly from the OPRI and SDG archives. No 2026 rows were found. School-year dates, gross ratios and literacy age groups must match. SDG completion estimates and 2030 targets cannot replace the gross primary-completion indicator. Budget allocations cannot replace actual education expenditure as a share of GDP. This does not rule out newer national releases. Two direct UIS literacy values for Qatar (2024) are now integrated; other matching latest years were already present in WDI.",
      "examples": [],
      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "SE.ADT.LITR.ZS",
      "slug": "adult-literacy",
      "name": "Adult literacy",
      "unit": "% of people aged 15+",
      "topic": "education",
      "keywords": "adult literacy reading writing",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 1970,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS",
      "alternativeLatestYear": 2024,
      "available2026": false,
      "coverage2026": 0,
      "type": null,
      "release": "UNESCO UIS February 2026 · OPRI and SDG bulk data",
      "sourceUrl": "https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources/bulk",
      "note": "The seven matching national series were read directly from the OPRI and SDG archives. No 2026 rows were found. School-year dates, gross ratios and literacy age groups must match. SDG completion estimates and 2030 targets cannot replace the gross primary-completion indicator. Budget allocations cannot replace actual education expenditure as a share of GDP. This does not rule out newer national releases. Two direct UIS literacy values for Qatar (2024) are now integrated; other matching latest years were already present in WDI.",
      "examples": [],
      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "SE.ADT.1524.LT.ZS",
      "slug": "youth-literacy",
      "name": "Youth literacy",
      "unit": "% of people aged 15–24",
      "topic": "education",
      "keywords": "youth literacy reading writing",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 1970,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.1524.LT.ZS",
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      "available2026": false,
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      "type": null,
      "release": "UNESCO UIS February 2026 · OPRI and SDG bulk data",
      "sourceUrl": "https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources/bulk",
      "note": "The seven matching national series were read directly from the OPRI and SDG archives. No 2026 rows were found. School-year dates, gross ratios and literacy age groups must match. SDG completion estimates and 2030 targets cannot replace the gross primary-completion indicator. Budget allocations cannot replace actual education expenditure as a share of GDP. This does not rule out newer national releases. Two direct UIS literacy values for Qatar (2024) are now integrated; other matching latest years were already present in WDI.",
      "examples": [],
      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS",
      "slug": "primary-completion",
      "name": "Primary school completion (gross)",
      "unit": "% of relevant age group",
      "topic": "education",
      "keywords": "school primary completion education",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2025,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 1983,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS",
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      "type": null,
      "release": "UNESCO UIS February 2026 · OPRI and SDG bulk data",
      "sourceUrl": "https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources/bulk",
      "note": "The seven matching national series were read directly from the OPRI and SDG archives. No 2026 rows were found. School-year dates, gross ratios and literacy age groups must match. SDG completion estimates and 2030 targets cannot replace the gross primary-completion indicator. Budget allocations cannot replace actual education expenditure as a share of GDP. This does not rule out newer national releases. Two direct UIS literacy values for Qatar (2024) are now integrated; other matching latest years were already present in WDI.",
      "examples": [],
      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS",
      "slug": "education-expenditure",
      "name": "Government expenditure on education",
      "unit": "% of GDP",
      "topic": "education",
      "keywords": "education spending expenditure government",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2025,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 1989,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS",
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      "type": null,
      "release": "UNESCO UIS February 2026 · OPRI and SDG bulk data",
      "sourceUrl": "https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources/bulk",
      "note": "The seven matching national series were read directly from the OPRI and SDG archives. No 2026 rows were found. School-year dates, gross ratios and literacy age groups must match. SDG completion estimates and 2030 targets cannot replace the gross primary-completion indicator. Budget allocations cannot replace actual education expenditure as a share of GDP. This does not rule out newer national releases. Two direct UIS literacy values for Qatar (2024) are now integrated; other matching latest years were already present in WDI.",
      "examples": [],
      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS",
      "slug": "electricity-access",
      "name": "Access to electricity",
      "unit": "% of population",
      "topic": "environment",
      "keywords": "electricity energy access",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 1999,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS",
      "alternativeLatestYear": null,
      "available2026": false,
      "coverage2026": 0,
      "type": null,
      "release": "Tracking SDG7 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/downloads",
      "note": "The 2026 publication does not establish a 2026 national access observation. The results page describes historical access through 2024 (and contains inconsistent 2025 wording). No exact 2026 country value verified. Universal-access targets and project connections are not population access rates; no extrapolation of 100% coverage.",
      "examples": [],
      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "SH.H2O.BASW.ZS",
      "slug": "basic-drinking-water",
      "name": "At least basic drinking water services",
      "unit": "% of population",
      "topic": "environment",
      "keywords": "water drinking basic services",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2016,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.H2O.BASW.ZS",
      "alternativeLatestYear": null,
      "available2026": false,
      "coverage2026": 0,
      "type": null,
      "release": "WHO/UNICEF JMP household update 2025 · reference years 2000–2024",
      "sourceUrl": "https://washdata.org/report/jmp-2025-wash-households",
      "note": "Reviewed JMP report catalogue including 2026 releases. New school and healthcare-facility reports measure different populations. No 2026 household at-least-basic national value verified; safely managed services and 2030 targets are not substitutes.",
      "examples": [],
      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "SH.STA.BASS.ZS",
      "slug": "basic-sanitation",
      "name": "At least basic sanitation services",
      "unit": "% of population",
      "topic": "environment",
      "keywords": "sanitation hygiene services",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2015,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.BASS.ZS",
      "alternativeLatestYear": null,
      "available2026": false,
      "coverage2026": 0,
      "type": null,
      "release": "WHO/UNICEF JMP household update 2025 · reference years 2000–2024",
      "sourceUrl": "https://washdata.org/report/jmp-2025-wash-households",
      "note": "Reviewed JMP report catalogue including 2026 releases. School and healthcare-facility sanitation is not household coverage. No matching 2026 national value verified; no interpolation of 2030 targets.",
      "examples": [],
      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS",
      "slug": "renewable-consumption",
      "name": "Renewable energy consumption",
      "unit": "% of total final energy consumption",
      "topic": "environment",
      "keywords": "renewable energy consumption",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2022,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2021,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS",
      "alternativeLatestYear": null,
      "available2026": false,
      "coverage2026": 0,
      "type": null,
      "release": "IEA/UNSD energy balances via UNSD SDG database · reviewed 15 October 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/dataportal/database?series=EG_FEC_RNEW",
      "note": "285 supplemental country-year values for 2023/2024 integrated. Country coverage differs by year. Direct API queries for 2025 and 2026 returned no rows; electricity-only forecasts cannot replace total final energy consumption.",
      "examples": [],
      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "AG.LND.FRST.ZS",
      "slug": "forest-area",
      "name": "Forest area",
      "unit": "% of land area",
      "topic": "environment",
      "keywords": "forest woodland land environment",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2024,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2021,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.FRST.ZS",
      "alternativeLatestYear": 2025,
      "available2026": false,
      "coverage2026": 0,
      "type": null,
      "release": "FAO FRA/FAOSTAT via UNSD SDG database · reviewed 15 October 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/dataportal/database?series=AG_LND_FRST",
      "note": "2025 forest-area shares integrated for 213 matched profiles through the official UNSD dissemination API. Country reporting and estimation flags retained; no invented 2026 values. The direct FAO platform was previously inaccessible, but the official UN dissemination route supplies verified numeric rows.",
      "examples": [],
      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS",
      "slug": "renewable-electricity",
      "name": "Renewable electricity output",
      "unit": "% of total electricity output",
      "topic": "environment",
      "keywords": "renewable electricity energy generation",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2021,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2011,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS",
      "alternativeLatestYear": 2024,
      "available2026": false,
      "coverage2026": 0,
      "type": null,
      "release": "EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook · October 2026 · Table 7d",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/pdf/steo_full.pdf",
      "note": "EIA October 2026 forecasts have been verified. A related US electric-power-sector renewable share is shown separately, calculated from Table 7d; its narrower sector coverage prevents substitution for total national electricity output. IEA global inputs require reconciliation with the stated shares. IRENA separately supplies historical generation shares through 2024 for 20 countries. No compatible 2026 all-sector country share has been accepted.",
      "examples": [],
      "national": []
    },
    {
      "code": "EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3",
      "slug": "air-pollution",
      "name": "Population-weighted exposure to PM2.5",
      "unit": "micrograms per cubic metre",
      "topic": "environment",
      "keywords": "air pollution particulate environment pm25",
      "latestHistoricalYear": 2023,
      "oldestLatestHistoricalYear": 2023,
      "latestObservedYear": null,
      "observedLimitation": "Historical provider series include estimates and modelled values. A single verified observed year cannot be assigned across all countries.",
      "latestHistoricalSource": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3",
      "alternativeLatestYear": null,
      "available2026": false,
      "coverage2026": 0,
      "type": null,
      "release": "WHO Ambient Air Quality Database V8.0 · 30 June 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/air-pollution/who-air-quality-database",
      "note": "The 2026 release contains city/town measurements, not a verified 2026 national population-weighted annual exposure series. A current AQI or station reading cannot replace this annual indicator. No matching 2026 value verified.",
      "examples": [],
      "national": []
    }
  ],
  "nationalChecks": [
    {
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.stat.go.jp/data/jinsui/new.html",
      "release": "Statistics Bureau of Japan · 24 September 2026",
      "note": "Official provisional population estimate for 1 September 2026: 122,650,000. This monthly reference date differs from the UN 1 July projection."
    },
    {
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.ine.pt/ine_novidades/semin/INEWS66/9/",
      "release": "INE Portugal · July 2026",
      "note": "Resident-population release refers to 2025 and revised administrative methods, not a 2026 population observation."
    },
    {
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/natality.htm",
      "release": "US NCHS quarterly provisional estimates · Q2 2026",
      "note": "2026 reproductive indicators are available, but general fertility per 1,000 women is not the annual total fertility rate in births per woman. Not substituted."
    }
  ],
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    {
      "country": "USA",
      "year": 2026,
      "type": "FORECAST",
      "value": 26.009336217693274,
      "unit": "% of electric power sector generation",
      "title": "Related measure: renewable electricity in the US electric power sector",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/pdf/steo_full.pdf",
      "release": "EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook · October 2026 · Table 7d",
      "retrievedAt": "2026-10-14T16:43:42.081134+00:00",
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      "numerator": 1142.2,
      "denominator": 4391.5,
      "inputUnit": "billion kWh",
      "formula": "100 * renewable generation / total generation",
      "note": "World in Stats calculates this share from EIA forecast totals. Electric utilities and independent power producers only; excludes industrial/commercial generators and small-scale solar. It is NOT the all-sector WDI indicator and is excluded from its 2026 coverage count. Forecast modelling completed 1 October 2026; source totals are rounded."
    }
  ]
}
