Girls are more likely to work during their childhood and adolescence than boys. Worldwide, 7.8 percent of girls aged five to 17 years are working. No region in the world has so many working children as Africa, especially Sub-Saharan Africa. This percentage is particularly high among the youngest age groups. As of 2021, two out of 10 children aged five to 14 years living in Africa were victims of child labor.
Percentage of working girls aged under 17 years in Africa as of 2021, by age
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Terre des Hommes. (October 6, 2021). Percentage of working girls aged under 17 years in Africa as of 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273147/female-child-labor-in-africa-by-age/
Terre des Hommes. "Percentage of working girls aged under 17 years in Africa as of 2021, by age." Chart. October 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273147/female-child-labor-in-africa-by-age/
Terre des Hommes. (2021). Percentage of working girls aged under 17 years in Africa as of 2021, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273147/female-child-labor-in-africa-by-age/
Terre des Hommes. "Percentage of Working Girls Aged under 17 Years in Africa as of 2021, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273147/female-child-labor-in-africa-by-age/
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Percentage of working girls aged under 17 years in Africa as of 2021, by age [Graph], Terre des Hommes, October 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273147/female-child-labor-in-africa-by-age/
