Europe 2020, a strategy for jobs and smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, is based on five EU headline targets which are currently measured by eight headline indicators.
| Headline targets | Indicators | Data | Quality Profiles (QP) |
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75 % of the population aged 20-64 should be employed
| Employment rate by gender, age group 20-64
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3% of the EU's GDP should be invested in R&D
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Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD)
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| Reduction of the greenhouse gas emissions by 20% compared to 1990 Increase in the share of renewable energy sources in final energy consumption to 20% 20% increase in energy efficiency |
Greenhouse gas emissions, base year 1990
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Share of renewables in gross final energy consumption
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Energy intensity of the economy (proxy indicator for Energy savings, which is under development)
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The share of early school leavers should be under 10% and at least 40% of 30-34 years old should have completed a tertiary or equivalent education
| Early leavers from education and training by gender | | |
| Tertiary educational attainment by gender, age group 30-34 | | |
Reduction of poverty by aiming to lift at least 20 million people out of the risk of poverty or social exclusion
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People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (union of the three sub-indicators below)
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People living in households with very low work intensity | | |
People at-risk-of-poverty after social transfers
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Severely materially deprived people
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