Aiming at contributing to the systematization of the production of social indicators and taking into account international recommendations and experiences of national statistical offices, the IBGE launches the second edition of the National and International Overview of the Production of Social Indicators. Organized by André Simões, manager of Social Indicators, and by researchers Leonardo Athias and Luanda Botelho, the eight-chapter book addresses the production of statistics on children and teenagers, young persons, elderly persons, disabled persons, ethnic-racial investigation, Indian peoples, gender and time use. As a contribution to the responsibility of the IBGE in coordinating the National Statistical System, the publication can be accessed here.

In the first chapter, Indicators for expanding and qualifying the development of children and teenagers, researchers Cíntia Agostinho and Alessandra Pinto draw a timeline of the international recognition of the rights of children and teenagers over the last 100 years and the evolution of the indicators in this period. They also advocate the multi-thematic approach in the release of the results of the surveys.

In chapter 2, International and national production of indicators for youth: a focus on youngsters who are not employed, do not study and are not being trained, researchers Betina Fresneda and Luanda Botelho address international recommendations, agendas and experiences on indicators for youth and the production of indicators for this group by means of IBGE surveys focused on youngsters who do not work nor study.

Indicators for elderly persons: challenges before population aging, of researchers Cíntia Agostinho, Luanda Botelho and Pedro Moraes, is the third chapter. In the text, the authors point out the formulation of indicators that recognize this group as potential active agents of social development and not only subject to vulnerability and social exclusion. They review international experiences and recommendations and the IBGE production.

In chapter 4, Challenges for the production of indicators for disabled persons - yesterday, today and tomorrow, researchers Luanda Botelho and Karina Porciúncula address the major milestones for the definition and classification of disabled persons, highlighting the statistical purposes. They also display recent international experiences, track the approach of this theme by the IBGE and the challenges for the production of indicators, especially through the National Survey of Health 2018 and the 2020 Population Census.

In the fifth chapter, Ethnic-racial investigation in Brazil: amid classification and identification, researcher Leonardo Athias describes the multitude of methodologies used in different countries to investigate the ethnic-cultural characteristics of their population. He also brings data of the IBGE investigation of color or race in Brazil since the first Population Census in 1872, as well as elaborates on the discussion on the ethnic-racial classification of the Brazilian population, both in the IBGE and in other official bodies. The author also addresses the different uses of this information and the international commitments accepted by Brazil for using statistical results in the claims of racial equality.

In chapter 6, Indian peoples in the official statistics: ethnic identification, international recommendations and the Brazilian experience, researchers Leandro Okamoto, Marta Antunes and Fernando Damasco bring the experience of Brazil, Paraguay and Canada in the identification, location and socioeconomic characterization of this population group, highlighting the leading position of Brazil in the statistical investigation of these peoples, though taking into account the challenges to continue this work, mainly in the identification of the quilombola peoples.

Gender Approach in Social Statistics, of researchers Barbara Cobo, Caroline Santos and Cíntia Agostinho, is the seventh chapter. In the text, the authors point out the major demands for the development of a national gender statistics program, assessing gaps and possibilities to create a number of demographic, economic and social indicators under the perspective of gender.

Lastly, in chapter 8, Statistics of time use: classifications and experiences in Brazil and in the world, researchers Caroline Santos and André Simões highlight the importance of the surveys that compute and assess the allocation of time of the population in certain activities, mainly in the statistical measurement of gender inequality.