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İndicator 5.5.1 Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments


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The following table describes the metadata developed in accordance with the structure of United Integrated Metadata (SIS 2.0).
İndicator name: Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments
1 1 Contact
1.1 Contact organisation State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
1.2 Contact organisation unit Department of Population Statistics
1.3 Contact name Allahverdiyev Rza
1.4 Contact person function Head of Department of Population Statistics
1.5 Contact mail address Baku-AZ1136, Inshaatchilar Avenue
1.6 Contact email address rza@azstat.org
1.7 Contact phone number +99412 538-51-43; +99412 377-10-70 (22-11)
1.8 Contact fax number +99412 538 24 42
2 1 Metadata update
2.1 Metadata last certified 30.07.2018
2.2 Metadata last posted 30.07.2018
2.3 Metadata last update 17.03.2026
3 1 Statistical presentation
3.1 Data description proportion of seats held by women in national parliament
3.2 Classification system International and national classifications are used for classification of types of economic activity, classification of employment, classification of administrative territory, classification of measurement units and others.
3.3 Sector coverage Republic and its economic, administrative regions
3.4 Statistical concepts and definitions Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments as a proportion of seats in national parliaments
3.5 Statistical unit Legal entities
3.6 Statistical population The information on the parliamentary elections has been obtained from the secretariat and official website of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan (http://www.meclis.gov.az)
3.7 Reference area Age, sex and general republic
3.8 Time coverage The dynamics of the data are conducted from 2010 to the present.
3.9 Base period 2010
4 1 Unit of measure percent
5 1 Reference period annual
6 1 Institutional mandate
6.1 Legal acts and other agreements "Law on official statistics" Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan
6.2 Data sharing The State Statistics Committee
7 1 Confidentiality
7.1 Confidentiality - policy

In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Official Statistics" (Article 15), provision of primary data is prohibited. https://e-qanun.az/framework/8882 Access to microdata by the Chairman of the State Statistical Committee It is regulated according to the "Rules for providing users with micro-data for research purposes" approved on 13.06.2011. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/personal_info/micro_inf.pdf "How to work with personal data, how to protect their privacy" approved by the order of the State Statistical Committee No. 7/02s dated February 19, 2014 needed?" There is a manual called. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/personal_info/personal_information.pdf Protection of the confidentiality of primary (personal) data is reflected in the policy document of the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the field of protection of confidential statistical data. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/az/mexfilik.pdf


7.2 Confidentiality - data treatment It is not permitted to distribute official statistical material that reflects or discloses confidential information among users. The summary (generalized) information permitted to disclose shall contain at least three statistical information and, as such, the share of any of the statistical units shall not exceed 85%.
8 1 Release policy
8.1 Release calendar It is implemented based on the the approved schedule on dissemination of statistical data and press data.
8.2 Release calendar access The broadcasting schedule is posted on the Committee's website on the Electronic Services section. Login is open to all users and is not subject to any restrictions. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/calendar_y/
8.3 User access One of the important directions of the Statistical Committee's work is the efficient dissemination of the results of the statistical activity and it was further clarified in the document entitled "Policy on the dissemination of official statistics data", approved by the Decree of the State Statistical Committee number 8/02s dated 19.02.2014 (http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/dissemination_policy/DissPolicy_az_2014.pdf).
9 1 Frequency of dissemination annual
10 1 Accessibility and clarity
10.1 News release It is both paper and electronic version.
10.2 Publications Women and men in Azerbaijan
10.3 On-line database https://stat.gov.az/source/demoqraphy/?lang=en
10.4 Micro-data access Access to micro-data is prohibited. Preliminary information can only be used by the Chairman of the State Statistical Committee in accordance with the "Rules for issuing micro-data to users for use in research purposes" approved on 13.06.2011.
10.5 Other Access to data is provided for all users at the same time. Data is free for all users. Users' requests are answered in electronic and written form
10.6 Documentation on methodology Methodological explanations are available at this link: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-05-05-01.pdf
10.7 Quality documentation Standards of adjustments in published and disseminated official statistical data General model of statistical business process (Azerbaijan version, third edition) Quality Assessment Reporting Standards and Recommendations The structure of integrated metadata (SIS 2.0) and quality assurance reports of the its basic  (ESQRS 2.0 ) and metadata (ESMS 2.0)
11 1 Quality management
11.1 Quality assurance

The State Statistical Committee implements the quality management system in accordance with the international standard ISO 9001. In 2013 the external audit of the quality management system was conducted in the State Statistical Committee, and in August of the same year for the first time ISO 9001:2008 international certificate of conformity was obtained in the direction of "Production and dissemination of official statistical data". After a major change of the international standard in 2015, all documents of the quality management system were redesigned in accordance with the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001:2015. According to the results of certification audit conducted on March 09-10, 2017, the apparatus of The State Statistical Committee and 13 local statistical offices where QMS is applied, and then the apparatus of the State Statistics Committee according to the results of recertification audit conducted on March 02-06, 2020 and another 17 local statistical offices where QMS is applied, then according to the results of recertification audit conducted on February 13-17, 2023, the apparatus of the State Statistics Committee and 45 local statistical offices where QMS "Production and dissemination of official statistical data" is applied, have received the international certificate of conformity 9001:2015 in the direction of "Production and dissemination of official statistics". http://stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/en/sertifikat_ISO_9001_2015.pdf

Seminars on QMS are organized for the staff of the structural units and local statistical bodies at least once a year. In 2010 and 2017, Global Assessments of the National Statistical System of the Republic of Azerbaijan were conducted by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). In line with the recommendations of experts, improvement activities in this area are being carried out.

11.2 Quality assessment

On the basis of the “Audit Program” approved annually, internal audits are carried out in the departments of the Office and in the local statistical bodies where the GIS is applied. Audit teams are formed to conduct audits and an individual audit plan is approved for each structural unit. The audit team conducts inspections in accordance with the audit plan. Internal monitoring of quality aspects in the State Statistics Committee is carried out in a centralized manner by the authorized structural unit (Quality Management and Metadata Department) and an annual “Analysis by Management” document is prepared and submitted to the management based on the results of audits. The members of the audit team (auditors) are instructed before each audit by the auditor general, as well as through seminars organized at least once a year. The activity of the State Statistics Committee is “Quality management systems. Requirements ”ISO 9001: 2015 is one of the strongest strengths. Increased workload due to incomplete transition to electronic documentation and parallel paperwork, late adaptation of staff (employees) to the requirements of the new standards are the weakest weaknesses.

12 1 Relevance
12.1 User needs Once a year, meetings with users on the population and gender statistics are held and their needs are assessed. Any request for non-satisfaction of the user's needs shall be evaluated operatively and if the information is relevant, the relevant information will be collected the following years and added to the official statistical report.
12.2 User satisfaction

Users go to the official website www.stat.gov.az and answer questions about the use of the main areas of statistics in the section "Request for statistical information to users". The results of this online survey are available at https://www.stat.gov.az/source/others/sorqu-yekun-2025-ARAYI%C5%9E.pdf.

12.3 Completeness The information is full and no questions have been raised for any period or field.
13 1 Accuracy and reliability
13.1 Overall accuracy No such assessment has been conducted.
13.2 Sampling error Selection error is not calculated because of being fully written.
13.3 Non-sampling error The non-selective error is conducted in accordance with the "Rules on classification and elimination of errors in reporting data", approved by the order of the State Statistical Committee dated 4 January 2013, number 4/t.
14 1 Timeliness and punctuality
14.1 Timeliness Conducted by "Statistical Work Program" of State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
14.2 Punctuality Implemented by the "Statistical Work Program". There are no delays in the broadcast schedule and program.
15 1 Coherence and comparability
15.1 Comparability - geographical It geographically covers the country's provinces and administrative regions and cities.
15.2 Comparability - over time The final data are available from 2010 and there were no breaks in the dynamics series.
15.3 Coherence - cross domain Interconformity does not take place because other field statistics are not accumulated by departments.
15.4 Coherence - internal There may also be slight differences between initial and final information.
16 1 Cost and burden Every year, the composition of all reports on population and gender statistics is revised to reduce the burden on respondents. Thus, the official statistical observation form No. 1-DÖQ "Registration of births and infant mortality in households", official statistical reporting form No. 1-STM "Number of population, natural and migration flows" in 2012 was canceled by the decision of the State Statistical Committee on June 27, 2012 to reduce the burden on respondents and the official statistical reporting form 1-STM was revised, and a number of amendments were approved in the form of statistical schedule.
17 1 Data revision
17.1 Data revision - policy Data clarification policy is conducted according to the "Statement of Review of Statistical Data on Key Statistical Instruments", approved by the Decree of the State Statistical Committee dated 10.05.2016, published by order 60/t, which is available to the public and posted on the website of the Committee in statistical publications  http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/information_regulations/reg_05_2016.pdff.
17.2 Data revision - practice After preliminary data is received, definitions are made and final data is received. There is a slight difference between the initial and the final data.
18 1 Statistical processing
18.1 Source data The State Statistics Committee
18.2 Frequency of data collection annual
18.3 Data collection Data is obtained online.
18.4 Data validation After the data is entered into the database, the entered data is checked by the colleagues of the department: If inconsistencies are detected during the monitoring of the online database, the relevant ministry, committee or head office that submitted the information is informed about it, relevant explanations are given and relevant corrections are made before the end of the reporting period.
18.5 Data compilation No data compilation.
18.6 Adjustment Seasonal adjustments are made and is done in accordance with the methodological materials for the "Seasonal adjustments and the use of Demetra program", approved by the Decision number 30/14 dated 25 July 2011 of the State Statistical Committee.
19 1 Comment No additional comments.