Table 4 Distribution of young people by occupation in six African countries
Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Burkina Faso | 1998 | 2010 | 1998 | 2010 |
Not working still in school | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
Not working or in school | 19.7 | 19.0 | 4.6 | 2.1 |
Professional, managerial, technical or clerical | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.6 |
Agriculture | 38.4 | 44.6 | 62.5 | 50.7 |
Other | 40.4 | 32.3 | 28.1 | 37.5 |
Ethiopia | 2000 | 2011 | 2000 | 2011 |
Not working still in school | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
Not working or in school | 33.9 | 38.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
Professional, managerial, technical or clerical | 2.4 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 8.8 |
Agriculture | 36.7 | 23.6 | 77.8 | 65.7 |
Other | 25.9 | 30.4 | 14.2 | 22.7 |
Ghana | 1993 | 2014 | 1993 | 2014 |
Not working still in school | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
Not working or in school | 20.6 | 18.3 | 9.7 | 6.2 |
Professional, managerial, technical or clerical | 2.6 | 12.0 | 8.1 | 18.7 |
Agriculture | 33.0 | 14.2 | 51.3 | 24.6 |
Other | 42.5 | 53.6 | 28.6 | 48.2 |
Kenya | 1993 | 2014 | 1993 | 2014 |
Not working still in school | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
Not working or in school | 42.8 | 25.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
Professional, managerial, technical or clerical | 7.5 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 14.3 |
Agriculture | 20.5 | 17.3 | 42.4 | 17.2 |
Other | 28.2 | 42.6 | 42.2 | 61.5 |
Tanzania | 1996 | 2010 | 1996 | 2010 |
Not working still in school | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
Not working or in school | 42.8 | 13.2 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
Professional, managerial, technical or clerical | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 4.5 |
Agriculture | 42.7 | 56.0 | 67.3 | 56.0 |
Other | 14.2 | 27.2 | 28.6 | 33.5 |
Uganda | 1995 | 2011 | 1995 | 2011 |
Not working still in school | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
Not working or in school | 35.0 | 22.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 |
Professional, managerial, technical or clerical | 3.3 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 5.9 |
Agriculture | 44.6 | 47.0 | 66.1 | 66.2 |
Other | 16.6 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 25.5 |