Child labor in Ghana 2018, by type and age group

Child labor in Ghana in 2018, by type of activity and age group

CharacteristicHazardous working conditionsEconomic activities for 43 hours or moreHousehold chores for 28 hours or more
5-11 years 12% 22% 5%
12-14 years 25% 8% 11%
15-17 years 29% 1% 9%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of childrenHazardous working conditionsEconomic activities for 43 hours or moreHousehold chores for 28 hours or more5-11 years12-14 years15-17 years
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Release date

January 2019

Region

Africa, Ghana

Survey time period

2018

Number of respondents

8,946 respondents

Age group

5-17 years

Supplementary notes

* Estimates of child labor are different from those in the SDG database for SDG 8.7.1

The source adds that their definition of child labor is as follows:
"Age 5-11 years: At least 1 hour of economic work, 28 hours of unpaid household services per week or hazardous working conditions.
Age 12-14 years: At least 14 hours of economic work, 28 hours of unpaid household services per week or hazardous working conditions.
Age 15-17 years: At least 43 hours of economic or unpaid household services per week or hazardous working conditions.
Economic activities include paid or unpaid work for someone who is not a member of the household, work for a family farm or business. Household chores include activities such as cooking, cleaning or caring for children, as well as collecting firewood or fetching water."

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