Kazakhstan strengthens capacity for social protection data collection
An International Labour Organization webinar brought together national institutions to improve social protection data collection and reporting.
2 July 2026
ASTANA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) held a webinar for representatives of Kazakhstan's key national institutions on data collection for the next World Social Protection Report 2027-29.
The ILO is the United Nations custodian agency for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 1.3.1 on social protection coverage and is preparing the 2027 edition of the World Social Protection Report, its flagship publication on social protection. The report compiles, analyses and disseminates social protection data from around the world. Country engagement in this exercise is therefore key to ensuring comprehensive, high-quality data.
This webinar introduced representatives of national institutions in Kazakhstan to the importance of social protection data collection and raised awareness of its role in national and global reporting. It brought together 25 representatives from key social statistics and social policy institutions, including the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population, the State Annuity Company, the State Social Insurance Fund, the Unified Accumulative Pension Fund, the Republican Scientific Research Institute on Occupational Safety and Health and the Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The session was led by Valeria Nesterenko, ILO Specialist on Social Protection Statistics at the Universal Social Protection Department, Geneva.
During the session, participants discussed data submission through the ILO’s online Social Security Inquiry (SSI), as well as methodology, definitions and concepts used to monitor and report on SDG 1.3.1. They also exchanged experiences on national data collection approaches and online resources, including the open database of the Bureau of National Statistics. Moreover, participants identified disaggregation of data as one of the main challenges in collecting and reporting social protection data.
At the end of the session, participants agreed to continue developing national databases on social protection statistics and strengthen collaboration on data collection practices with the support of the ILO.