Economically active children, work only (% of economically active children, ages 7-14) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school. Source: Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Economically active children, work only (% of economically active children, ages 7-14) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Burkina Faso (2004)98.1
2Morocco (1999)93.2
3Madagascar (2001)85.12
4Ethiopia (2005)69.4
5Guinea-Bissau (2000)63.7
6Senegal (2005)61.9
7Mali (2006)59.5
8Chad (2004)59
9Sudan (2000)55.94
10Central African Republic (2000)54.93
11Somalia (2006)53.5
12Cameroon (2001)52.49
13Burundi (2000)48.32
14Ivory Coast (2006)46.8
15Liberia (2007)45
16Tanzania (2001)39.98
17Benin (2006)36.1
18Democratic Republic of the Congo (2000)35.7
19Gambia (2005)32.1
20Togo (2006)30.23
21Sierra Leone (2005)29.9
22Rwanda (2000)27.49
23Angola (2001)26.6
24Zambia (2005)25.92
25Egypt (2005)21
26Lesotho (2000)17.56
27Kenya (2000)14.1
28Swaziland (2000)14.02
29Zimbabwe (1999)12
30Malawi (2006)10.5
31Republic of the Congo (2005)9.9
32Namibia (1999)9.49
33Uganda (2006)7.73
34South Africa (1999)5.1
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