Economically active children, female (% of female 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. Source: Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Economically active children, female (% of female children ages 7-14) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Benin (2006)72.8
2Central African Republic (2000)67.6
3Guinea-Bissau (2000)67.5
4Sierra Leone (2005)61.8
5Chad (2004)56.2
6Gambia (2005)52.3
7Burkina Faso (2004)51
8Ethiopia (2005)47.1
9Zambia (2005)46.77
10Mali (2006)44.1
11Ivory Coast (2006)43.6
12Somalia (2006)41.5
13Democratic Republic of the Congo (2000)39.8
14Malawi (2006)39.4
15Tanzania (2001)39.22
16Togo (2006)38.49
17Liberia (2007)37.1
18Uganda (2006)36.5
19Burundi (2000)35.68
20Kenya (2000)35.2
21Rwanda (2000)30.3
22Republic of the Congo (2005)30.2
23Angola (2001)30.1
24Lesotho (2000)27.52
25South Africa (1999)26.4
26Madagascar (2001)25.13
27Cameroon (2001)17.41
28Sudan (2000)16.78
29Namibia (1999)14.69
30Zimbabwe (1999)13.3
31Morocco (1999)12.8
32Senegal (2005)12.6
33Swaziland (2000)10.88
34Egypt (2005)4.3
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