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demographic2016

Average working hours of children, study and work, female, ages 7-14 (hours per week)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2016. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•93 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
12.0value
Median: 10.6value
Countries Covered
93
with available data
Highest
Namibia
41.1value
Lowest
Jamaica
1.9value
Top 5 Countries
1Namibia41.1value
2Lao People's Democratic Republic34.7value
3Kenya32.5value
4Bangladesh31.7value
5Paraguay29.2value
By Region
North America15.5value(2 countries)
Africa14.9value(7 countries)
Asia12.8value(12 countries)
Other11.8value(63 countries)
South America10.7value(6 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.9value)High (41.1value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.0value)

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.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2016. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Namibia41.1value
2Lao People's Democratic Republic34.7value
3Kenya32.5value
4Bangladesh31.7value
5Paraguay29.2value
6Somalia26.8value
7Bolivia22.9value
8Liberia22.6value
9Timor-Leste21.9value
10Pakistan21.7value
11Egypt20.9value
12El Salvador19.1value
13Madagascar18.2value
14Guatemala17.9value
15Cambodia17.6value
16Mali17.0value
17Mauritania16.2value
18Yemen16.1value
19Burkina Faso15.9value
20Honduras15.8value
21Ethiopia15.7value
22Indonesia14.9value
23Senegal14.3value
24Central African Republic14.3value
25United Republic of Tanzania13.7value
26Azerbaijan13.4value
27Colombia13.3value
28Kyrgyzstan13.2value
29Mexico13.2value
30Tajikistan13.1value
31Brazil13.0value
32Ghana12.9value
33Guinea12.9value
34Mozambique12.7value
35Albania12.6value
36Türkiye12.5value
37Angola12.5value
38Jordan12.4value
39Nicaragua12.3value
40Venezuela12.1value
41Mongolia12.0value
42Rwanda11.5value
43Vietnam11.3value
44Syrian Arab Republic11.3value
45Peru10.8value
46Romania10.7value
47Ecuador10.6value
48Malawi10.6value
49Burundi10.6value
50Uganda10.5value
51Benin10.2value
52Cameroon10.1value
53Nepal9.4value
54Republic of The Gambia9.4value
55Afghanistan9.2value
56Cote d'Ivoire9.1value
57Uruguay9.0value
58Costa Rica8.9value
59Panama8.4value
60Sudan8.4value
61Sierra Leone8.2value
62Togo8.1value
63Lesotho8.0value
64Thailand7.9value
65Gabon7.8value
66Chile7.7value
67Sri Lanka7.6value
68Iraq7.4value
69Democratic Republic of the Congo7.3value
70Philippines7.0value
71Niger6.9value
72Chad6.9value
73Nigeria6.8value
74Republic of the Congo6.8value
75Kazakhstan6.5value
76Moldova, Republic of6.5value
77Trinidad and Tobago6.3value
78Haiti5.5value
79Dominican Republic5.3value
80Guinea-Bissau5.2value
81Tunisia5.0value
82Georgia4.4value
83Zambia4.3value
84Uzbekistan4.1value
85Bosnia and Herzegovina4.0value
86Eswatini3.8value
87Serbia3.7value
88Armenia3.5value
89Ukraine3.0value
90Algeria2.9value
91The Republic of North Macedonia2.3value
92Belarus2.1value
93Jamaica1.9value
Showing 93 of 93 countries

Topics

#demographic#value#average#working#hours#children#study#and#work#female#ages#per#week

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2016).

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