All eight goals had different indicators. The table given below mentions the list of 8 MDGs along with their indicators:

 Millennium Development Goal Indicators 1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger The proportion of population living on less than $1 per day; Poverty gap ratio, which is the mean distance below the$1 a day poverty line; Share of the poorest quintile in national consumption. Prevalence of underweight children under five years of age; The proportion of the population below the minimum level of dietary energy consumption. 2 Achieve universal primary education Net enrolment ratio in primary education; The proportion of pupils starting grade 1 and reaching grade 5; Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds. 3 Promote gender equality and empower women Ratio of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education; Ratio of literate females to males aged 15 to 24; Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector; Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament. 4 Reduce child mortality Under-five mortality rate; Infant mortality rate; Proportion of 1-year-old children immunized against measles. 5 Improve maternal health Maternal mortality ratio; Proportion of births attended by skilled medical personnel. 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases HIV prevalence among pregnant women aged 15 to 24; Ratio of condom use to other contraceptive methods; Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. 7 Ensure environmental sustainability Proportion of land area covered by forest; Ratio of area protected in order to maintain biological diversity to surface area; Energy use (metric ton oil equivalent) per \$1 GDP; Carbon dioxide emissions per capita and consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs; Proportion of population using solid fuels. Proportion of population (urban and rural) with sustainable access to an improved water source. 8 Develop a global partnership for development Official Development Assistance received in landlocked countries as a proportion of the gross national incomes; Official Development Assistance received in small island developing states as a proportion of their gross national incomes. Unemployment rate of 15 to 24 year olds, for each sex and in total. Proportion of population with access to affordable essential drugs on a sustainable basis.