The continent has registered notable progress towards realising Goal 1. Recorded at 56% of the 2019 target, the progress is largely explained by an increase in the proportion of the population with access to internet, growing from 21.8% in 2013 to 41.9% in 2019 respectively.

Africa registered a modest performance of 47% against the 2019 target on increasing access to safe drinking water. At the continental level, the proportion of the population with access to safe drinking water rose from 68.4% in 2013 to 77% in 2019.

The continent recorded a weak performance in increasing access to electricity, registered at 26% against the 2019 target, with a nominal increase in the proportion of households from 57.4% in 2013 to 62% in 2019. The weak continental-level performance notwithstanding, many countries are making notable progress through various interventions.

The period under review exhibited varied patterns in unemployment rates, especially among women and youth.