Economically active children, study and work (% 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. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity. Source: Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Economically active children, study and work (% of economically active children, ages 7-14) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1South Africa (1999)94.9
2Uganda (2006)92.27
3Namibia (1999)90.51
4Republic of the Congo (2005)90.1
5Malawi (2006)89.5
6Zimbabwe (1999)88
7Swaziland (2000)85.98
8Kenya (2000)85.9
9Lesotho (2000)82.44
10Egypt (2005)79
11Zambia (2005)74.08
12Angola (2001)73.4
13Rwanda (2000)72.51
14Sierra Leone (2005)70.1
15Togo (2006)69.77
16Gambia (2005)67.9
17Democratic Republic of the Congo (2000)64.3
18Benin (2006)63.9
19Tanzania (2001)60.02
20Liberia (2007)55
21Ivory Coast (2006)53.2
22Burundi (2000)51.68
23Cameroon (2001)47.51
24Somalia (2006)46.5
25Central African Republic (2000)45.07
26Sudan (2000)44.06
27Chad (2004)41
28Mali (2006)40.5
29Senegal (2005)38.1
30Guinea-Bissau (2000)36.3
31Ethiopia (2005)30.6
32Madagascar (2001)14.88
33Morocco (1999)6.8
34Burkina Faso (2004)1.9
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