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demographic2016

Average working hours of children, study and work, 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
12.5value
Median: 11.4value
Countries Covered
93
with available data
Highest
Lao People's Democratic Republic
34.4value
Lowest
Jamaica
1.9value
Top 5 Countries
1Lao People's Democratic Republic34.4value
2Namibia34.3value
3Kenya32.7value
4Bangladesh32.0value
5Paraguay29.3value
By Region
North America16.1value(2 countries)
Africa15.3value(7 countries)
Asia14.1value(12 countries)
Other12.3value(63 countries)
South America11.3value(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 (34.4value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.5value)

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 Republic34.4value
2Namibia34.3value
3Kenya32.7value
4Bangladesh32.0value
5Paraguay29.3value
6Somalia26.1value
7Pakistan24.9value
8Bolivia23.4value
9Liberia22.4value
10Timor-Leste21.3value
11El Salvador20.0value
12Senegal19.1value
13Mauritania18.8value
14Ethiopia18.8value
15Egypt18.8value
16Guatemala18.5value
17Cambodia17.7value
18Madagascar17.6value
19Burkina Faso17.6value
20Yemen16.9value
21Mali16.3value
22Venezuela16.3value
23Central African Republic15.7value
24Guinea15.6value
25Jordan15.5value
26Türkiye14.8value
27Brazil14.8value
28Indonesia14.4value
29Honduras14.3value
30United Republic of Tanzania14.2value
31Nicaragua14.1value
32Colombia14.1value
33Azerbaijan14.0value
34Ghana13.7value
35Mongolia13.7value
36Mexico13.7value
37Albania13.6value
38Tajikistan13.1value
39Afghanistan13.1value
40Mozambique12.9value
41Kyrgyzstan12.8value
42Angola12.5value
43Syrian Arab Republic12.2value
44Burundi12.1value
45Rwanda11.8value
46Vietnam11.6value
47Cameroon11.4value
48Peru11.0value
49Ecuador10.8value
50Malawi10.8value
51Benin10.6value
52Uganda10.6value
53Republic of The Gambia10.3value
54Iraq10.3value
55Costa Rica10.2value
56Romania10.1value
57Cote d'Ivoire10.0value
58Uruguay9.3value
59Sudan8.9value
60Chad8.8value
61Nepal8.8value
62Panama8.8value
63Lesotho8.5value
64Sierra Leone8.4value
65Thailand8.3value
66Togo8.1value
67Sri Lanka7.9value
68Chile7.9value
69Dominican Republic7.6value
70Gabon7.5value
71Republic of the Congo7.3value
72Niger7.2value
73Moldova, Republic of7.1value
74Philippines7.1value
75Democratic Republic of the Congo7.1value
76Nigeria7.0value
77Kazakhstan6.7value
78Trinidad and Tobago6.5value
79Haiti5.9value
80Guinea-Bissau5.8value
81Armenia5.4value
82Georgia4.9value
83Uzbekistan4.2value
84Zambia4.2value
85Eswatini4.1value
86Serbia4.1value
87Bosnia and Herzegovina3.7value
88Algeria3.6value
89Tunisia3.5value
90Ukraine3.0value
91Belarus2.3value
92The Republic of North Macedonia2.3value
93Jamaica1.9value
Showing 93 of 93 countries

Topics

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

Data Source

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

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