Average working hours of children, working only, female, ages 7-14 (hours per week)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.TLF.0714.WK.FE.TM•1999 → 2016•86 countries
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Coverage
86
Frequency
—
Range
1999 \u2192 2016
Latest
2016
Average working hours of children, working only, female, ages 7-14 (hours per week) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2016)
Low \u2192 High
≤ 10.62
10.62 – 15.8
15.8 – 19.04
19.04 – 24.27
24.27 – 30.57
30.57 – 36.33
> 36.33
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Average working hours of children, working only, female, ages 7-14 (hours per week)
86 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Average working hours of children, working only, female, ages 7-14 (hours per week)
Countries
86
Median
21.4
Mean
23.2
25th pctl
15.4
75th pctl
31.6
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Average working hours of children, working only, female, ages 7-14 (hours per week)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| TurkiyeTUR | 46.6 | 2006 | — |
| KenyaKEN | 44.4 | 2009 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 44.16 | 2016 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 43.9 | 2012 | — |
| Lao PDRLAO | 43.6 | 2010 | — |
| ZimbabweZWE | 42.9 | 1999 | — |
| LiberiaLBR | 41 | 2010 | — |
| ParaguayPRY | 40.5 | 2005 | — |
| SenegalSEN | 39.6 | 2011 | — |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 39.1 | 2009 | — |
| JordanJOR | 38.5 | 2007 | — |
| HondurasHND | 37.08 | 2014 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 36.45 | 2014 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 35.59 | 2013 | |
| ThailandTHA | 35.4 | 2005 | — |
| GuatemalaGTM | 35.05 | 2015 | |
| UgandaUGA | 33.8 | 2012 | — |
| Viet NamVNM | 32.6 | 2012 | — |
| BoliviaBOL | 32.53 | 2015 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 32.5 | 2010 | — |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 31.7 | 2006 | — |
| TogoTGO | 31.6 | 2010 | — |
| PanamaPAN | 31.5 | 2012 | — |
| IndonesiaIDN | 31 | 2010 | — |
| EcuadorECU | 30.64 | 2015 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 30.4 | 2007 | — |
| TanzaniaTZA | 30.16 | 2014 | — |
| MexicoMEX | 29.88 | 2013 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 29.71 | 2013 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 28.9 | 1999 | — |
| MongoliaMNG | 27.42 | 2013 | |
| NepalNPL | 27.4 | 2008 | — |
| AlbaniaALB | 27 | 2010 | — |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 26.62 | 2013 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 26.5 | 2010 | — |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 25 | 2006 | — |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 24.4 | 2006 | — |
| PhilippinesPHL | 24.1 | 2011 | — |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 24.1 | 2007 | — |
| EthiopiaETH | 24 | 2011 | — |
| PakistanPAK | 22.7 | 2011 | — |
| MaliMLI | 22.2 | 2013 | — |
| UruguayURY | 21.7 | 2009 | — |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 21.1 | 2012 | — |
| RomaniaROU | 20.9 | 2000 | — |
| SerbiaSRB | 20.9 | 2005 | — |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 20.2 | 2008 | — |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 19.4 | 2010 | — |
| NicaraguaNIC | 19.22 | 2012 | |
| GhanaGHA | 18.9 | 2006 | — |
| RwandaRWA | 18.8 | 2014 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 18.74 | 2011 | |
| PeruPER | 18.72 | 2015 | — |
| CameroonCMR | 18.5 | 2011 | — |
| TajikistanTJK | 18.4 | 2005 | — |
| ColombiaCOL | 17.6 | 2015 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 17.2 | 2012 | — |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 16.4 | 2010 | — |
| MalawiMWI | 16.3 | 2015 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 15.8 | 2005 | — |
| BeninBEN | 15.8 | 2012 | — |
| GuineaGIN | 15.8 | 2012 | — |
| IraqIRQ | 15.8 | 2011 | — |
| BrazilBRA | 15.4 | 2015 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 15.4 | 2009 | — |
| BurundiBDI | 15.3 | 2010 | — |
| AngolaAGO | 14.4 | 2001 | — |
| TunisiaTUN | 13.7 | 2012 | — |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 13 | 2006 | — |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 12.9 | 2008 | — |
| ChadTCD | 11.24 | 2015 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 11 | 2013 | — |
| LesothoLSO | 10.7 | 2000 | — |
| SudanSDN | 10.61 | 2014 | — |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 10 | 2012 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 9.9 | 2013 | — |
| GabonGAB | 9.8 | 2012 | — |
| NigerNER | 9.3 | 2012 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 9.22 | 2014 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 8.7 | 2011 | — |
| EswatiniSWZ | 8.6 | 2010 | — |
| HaitiHTI | 6.7 | 2012 | — |
| GeorgiaGEO | 4.6 | 2006 | — |
| ZambiaZMB | 4.6 | 2008 | — |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 1 | 2011 | — |
| UkraineUKR | 1 | 2012 | — |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)