The Family Planning Effort Index (FPE) is a long-standing measure that quantifies the strength of national Family Planning Programs. The FPE has been collected periodically since 1972, and provides results across four key components: policies, services, evaluation, and access. The index was developed to measure the level of effort that goes into FP programs, and to track how this changes over time.

1. Allows for cross-national comparisons of FP programs at different points over several years;
2. Traces the evolution of the FP program in a given country over time; and
3. Measures FP program input, independent of outcomes (such as contraceptive prevalence or fertility)¹.

¹ List taken from: Family Planning Program Effort Index: Measure Evaluation

Select from the drop-down lists below to see results from the FPE. You can look at overall scores and individual components for FPE results from 1972 to 2014. Below this table you will find links to additional resources- including an excel spreadsheet with the full FPE data set.