demographic2016
Average working hours of children, study and work
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2016; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
12.5hours per week
Median: 11.4hours per week
Countries Covered
93
with available data
Highest
Lao People's Democratic Republic
34.4hours per week
Lowest
Jamaica
1.9hours per week
Top 5 Countries
1Lao People's Democratic Republic34.4hours per week
2Namibia34.3hours per week
3Kenya32.7hours per week
4Bangladesh32.0hours per week
5Paraguay29.3hours per week
By Region
North America16.1hours per week(2 countries)
Africa15.3hours per week(7 countries)
Asia14.1hours per week(12 countries)
Other12.3hours per week(63 countries)
South America11.3hours per week(6 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.9hours per week)High (34.4hours per week)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.5hours per week)
North America (2)
Africa (7)
Asia (12)
Other (63)
South America (6)
Europe (3)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2016; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 34.4hours per week |
| 2 | Namibia | 34.3hours per week |
| 3 | Kenya | 32.7hours per week |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 32.0hours per week |
| 5 | Paraguay | 29.3hours per week |
| 6 | Somalia | 26.1hours per week |
| 7 | Pakistan | 24.9hours per week |
| 8 | Bolivia | 23.4hours per week |
| 9 | Liberia | 22.4hours per week |
| 10 | Timor-Leste | 21.3hours per week |
| 11 | El Salvador | 20.0hours per week |
| 12 | Senegal | 19.1hours per week |
| 13 | Mauritania | 18.8hours per week |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 18.8hours per week |
| 15 | Egypt | 18.8hours per week |
| 16 | Guatemala | 18.5hours per week |
| 17 | Cambodia | 17.7hours per week |
| 18 | Madagascar | 17.6hours per week |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 17.6hours per week |
| 20 | Yemen | 16.9hours per week |
| 21 | Mali | 16.3hours per week |
| 22 | Venezuela | 16.3hours per week |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 15.7hours per week |
| 24 | Guinea | 15.6hours per week |
| 25 | Jordan | 15.5hours per week |
| 26 | Türkiye | 14.8hours per week |
| 27 | Brazil | 14.8hours per week |
| 28 | Indonesia | 14.4hours per week |
| 29 | Honduras | 14.3hours per week |
| 30 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14.2hours per week |
| 31 | Nicaragua | 14.1hours per week |
| 32 | Colombia | 14.1hours per week |
| 33 | Azerbaijan | 14.0hours per week |
| 34 | Ghana | 13.7hours per week |
| 35 | Mongolia | 13.7hours per week |
| 36 | Mexico | 13.7hours per week |
| 37 | Albania | 13.6hours per week |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 13.1hours per week |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 13.1hours per week |
| 40 | Mozambique | 12.9hours per week |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.8hours per week |
| 42 | Angola | 12.5hours per week |
| 43 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12.2hours per week |
| 44 | Burundi | 12.1hours per week |
| 45 | Rwanda | 11.8hours per week |
| 46 | Vietnam | 11.6hours per week |
| 47 | Cameroon | 11.4hours per week |
| 48 | Peru | 11.0hours per week |
| 49 | Ecuador | 10.8hours per week |
| 50 | Malawi | 10.8hours per week |
| 51 | Benin | 10.6hours per week |
| 52 | Uganda | 10.6hours per week |
| 53 | Republic of The Gambia | 10.3hours per week |
| 54 | Iraq | 10.3hours per week |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 10.2hours per week |
| 56 | Romania | 10.1hours per week |
| 57 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.0hours per week |
| 58 | Uruguay | 9.3hours per week |
| 59 | Sudan | 8.9hours per week |
| 60 | Chad | 8.8hours per week |
| 61 | Nepal | 8.8hours per week |
| 62 | Panama | 8.8hours per week |
| 63 | Lesotho | 8.5hours per week |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 8.4hours per week |
| 65 | Thailand | 8.3hours per week |
| 66 | Togo | 8.1hours per week |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 7.9hours per week |
| 68 | Chile | 7.9hours per week |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 7.6hours per week |
| 70 | Gabon | 7.5hours per week |
| 71 | Republic of the Congo | 7.3hours per week |
| 72 | Niger | 7.2hours per week |
| 73 | Moldova, Republic of | 7.1hours per week |
| 74 | Philippines | 7.1hours per week |
| 75 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.1hours per week |
| 76 | Nigeria | 7.0hours per week |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 6.7hours per week |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.5hours per week |
| 79 | Haiti | 5.9hours per week |
| 80 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.8hours per week |
| 81 | Armenia | 5.4hours per week |
| 82 | Georgia | 4.9hours per week |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 4.2hours per week |
| 84 | Zambia | 4.2hours per week |
| 85 | Eswatini | 4.1hours per week |
| 86 | Serbia | 4.1hours per week |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.7hours per week |
| 88 | Algeria | 3.6hours per week |
| 89 | Tunisia | 3.5hours per week |
| 90 | Ukraine | 3.0hours per week |
| 91 | Belarus | 2.3hours per week |
| 92 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.3hours per week |
| 93 | Jamaica | 1.9hours per week |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2016).
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