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demographic2016

Average working hours of children, study and work, male, 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
12.8value
Median: 11.8value
Countries Covered
93
with available data
Highest
Lao People's Democratic Republic
34.0value
Lowest
Jamaica
2.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Lao People's Democratic Republic34.0value
2Kenya32.9value
3Bangladesh32.4value
4Paraguay29.4value
5Pakistan25.7value
By Region
North America16.3value(2 countries)
Africa15.8value(7 countries)
Asia14.5value(12 countries)
Other12.5value(63 countries)
South America11.6value(6 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.0value)High (34.0value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.8value)

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 ↕
1Lao People's Democratic Republic34.0value
2Kenya32.9value
3Bangladesh32.4value
4Paraguay29.4value
5Pakistan25.7value
6Somalia25.6value
7Namibia24.4value
8Bolivia23.9value
9Liberia22.3value
10Senegal21.1value
11Mauritania21.0value
12Timor-Leste20.8value
13Ethiopia20.5value
14El Salvador20.4value
15Burkina Faso18.8value
16Guatemala18.8value
17Venezuela18.6value
18Egypt18.6value
19Cambodia17.8value
20Guinea17.7value
21Yemen17.4value
22Madagascar17.2value
23Central African Republic16.8value
24Jordan16.3value
25Mali15.7value
26Türkiye15.7value
27Brazil15.5value
28Nicaragua15.4value
29Mongolia14.9value
30Colombia14.6value
31United Republic of Tanzania14.6value
32Ghana14.5value
33Azerbaijan14.4value
34Albania14.2value
35Afghanistan14.1value
36Mexico13.9value
37Indonesia13.9value
38Honduras13.6value
39Mozambique13.1value
40Tajikistan13.1value
41Syrian Arab Republic12.7value
42Kyrgyzstan12.6value
43Burundi12.5value
44Cameroon12.5value
45Angola12.5value
46Rwanda12.3value
47Vietnam11.8value
48Republic of The Gambia11.2value
49Iraq11.2value
50Peru11.2value
51Ecuador11.0value
52Benin11.0value
53Malawi10.9value
54Uganda10.7value
55Cote d'Ivoire10.6value
56Costa Rica10.6value
57Chad10.4value
58Romania9.7value
59Uruguay9.5value
60Sudan9.3value
61Dominican Republic9.0value
62Lesotho9.0value
63Panama9.0value
64Thailand8.7value
65Sierra Leone8.5value
66Nepal8.1value
67Sri Lanka8.1value
68Chile8.1value
69Togo8.1value
70Republic of the Congo7.8value
71Moldova, Republic of7.4value
72Niger7.4value
73Nigeria7.3value
74Gabon7.2value
75Philippines7.2value
76Democratic Republic of the Congo6.9value
77Kazakhstan6.8value
78Trinidad and Tobago6.7value
79Armenia6.4value
80Haiti6.3value
81Guinea-Bissau6.3value
82Georgia5.4value
83Uzbekistan4.4value
84Serbia4.3value
85Eswatini4.2value
86Zambia4.2value
87Algeria4.1value
88Bosnia and Herzegovina3.5value
89Ukraine3.1value
90Tunisia2.7value
91Belarus2.5value
92The Republic of North Macedonia2.3value
93Jamaica2.0value
Showing 93 of 93 countries

Topics

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

Data Source

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

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