2015 International SERF Index Update Downloads

The 2015 SERF Index

The 2015 SERF Index Update is now an outdated version of the SERF Index.  The data files are provided here for the convenience of researchers who may be currently using these older versions of the data.  The 2015 SERF Index Update provides SERF Index scores for 10 separate years; 2003 through 2012, and can be downloaded below.  In this update, the Core SERF Index and Supplementary SERF Index are calculated for all countries with available data.  The Core SERF Index covers approximately 90 countries (the exact number depending on the year) and up to 146 countries for the component Right Indices, and is comparable across the countries and across the 10 years.  The Supplementary SERF Index covers as many as 28 countries (the exact number depending on the year) and up to 32 countries for the component Right Indices, and is comparable across the countries and across the 10 years.  The series for for each year uses the most recently available data for each country as of the specified year (eg. 2012) when computing the index.  However, because the surveys providing many of the indicators are not conducted annually, the data used for each year’s series are not always unique.  For example, in the case of the Right to Education for Mongolia, the 2010, 2011, and 2012 series use data on the combined school enrollment rate in 2010.  Unlike in previous updates, both the Core SERF Index and Supplementary SERF Index are calculated for all countries (core and high income OECD countries) with available data, enabling researchers to evaluate countries with the available data on either standard.  These expanded data sets are incorporated into the downloadable excel files below.  The technical note relevant to this update can be down loaded here.

Download Technical Note on SERF Index Methodology.pdf

2012 Core Countries SERF Index 2015 Update (pdf)

2012 High Income SERF Index 2015 Update (pdf)