Information on the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS7) implemented by the Kosovo Agency of Statistics and UNICEF in Kosovo

The Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS), in cooperation with UNICEF, and with the financial support of UNICEF, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), UNFPA, the UN Development Coordinator’s Office in Kosovo, and other partners, is implementing the third cycle of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) in Kosovo.

MICS is a global household survey that has been carried out for more than two decades in over 100 countries worldwide. The purpose of the survey is to collect data on key indicators used to assess the situation of children, youth, women, and men. MICS provides a wide range of information needed to monitor the implementation of national strategies aimed at improving the situation of children in Kosovo.

MICS in Kosovo is implemented through two parallel surveys – one covering about 7,300 households from the general population, and another covering about 1,500 households from the Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian communities. The data collected focus on areas such as early childhood development, immunization, health, breastfeeding and infant feeding, children’s education, child marriage, women’s reproductive health, household living conditions, energy use, and more.

In the field, MICS is conducted by teams consisting of four to five interviewers, one supervisor, and one anthropometric measurer, who are assigned to visit a specific number of households. MICS interviewers will identify themselves by presenting their authorization letter and ID cards issued by the Kosovo Agency of Statistics. They will also provide households with a leaflet summarizing what MICS is and why it is being carried out in Kosovo. Interviewers are expected to visit households between 8 September and 30 November 2025.

MICS was first implemented in Kosovo in 2013–2014 and repeated in 2019–2020. The data collected from these surveys have been essential for policymaking, strategic planning, and securing international support for children’s rights. This round of MICS will also provide information that enables measuring progress since 2020. Furthermore, MICS indicators will inform the development and monitoring of national strategies and will be used by all relevant institutions in Kosovo, as well as development partners, to support evidence-based decision-making and policymaking.

As the interviewers will emphasize, first and foremost, everything you say will remain strictly private and confidential. Your responses to all questions will be used solely for analytical purposes. The data collected will be used specifically to better understand issues that are important for the well-being of children, women, men, and families, such as newborn and maternal health care, nutrition, early childhood development, education, and household characteristics.

More information about MICS can be found here: https://ask.rks-gov.net/

https://www.unicef.org/kosovoprogramme/child-rights-monitoring