Child Poverty in Mozambique. A Situation and Trend ... - Unicef
Child Poverty in Mozambique. A Situation and Trend ... - Unicef
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Figure 5.3: <strong>Child</strong>ren economically active by prov<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
%<br />
51<br />
40<br />
45<br />
38 38<br />
20<br />
31 31<br />
27 26<br />
18<br />
0<br />
Tete Inhambane Manica Nampula Sofala Zambézia Gaza Niassa Cabo<br />
Delgado<br />
Source: IFTRAB 2004/2005<br />
9<br />
Maputo<br />
prov<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
6<br />
Maputo<br />
City<br />
In l<strong>in</strong>e with the trend <strong>in</strong> many other areas of child well-be<strong>in</strong>g, there is a strong<br />
correlation between the probability of a child work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> the level of education of the<br />
household head. In households where the household head has no formal education,<br />
up to 40 per cent of children are economically active. This contrasts with 15 per cent<br />
of children be<strong>in</strong>g economically active <strong>in</strong> households where the household head has<br />
secondary level education or higher.<br />
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Figure 5.4: Economically active children (7-17)<br />
by level of education of household head<br />
%<br />
40<br />
40<br />
34<br />
20<br />
21<br />
15<br />
0<br />
No education EP1 EP2 Secondary education<br />
or higher<br />
Source: IFTRAB 2004/2005<br />
Over two thirds of children 7 to 17 years of age who are work<strong>in</strong>g do attend school (68<br />
per cent). This reflects the fact that the majority of the work undertaken by children is<br />
unpaid work for the family, which is carried out <strong>in</strong> addition to school<strong>in</strong>g activities. Of<br />
those children who are work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> who do not attend school, there are significant<br />
variations <strong>in</strong> distribution by prov<strong>in</strong>ce. In Niassa <strong>and</strong> Cabo Delgado prov<strong>in</strong>ces, over 40<br />
per cent of children engaged <strong>in</strong> productive activity are not attend<strong>in</strong>g school. However,<br />
whilst Inhambane prov<strong>in</strong>ce has one of the highest proportions of work<strong>in</strong>g children, it<br />
also has the lowest proportion of children work<strong>in</strong>g who are not attend<strong>in</strong>g school (20<br />
per cent).<br />
CHILDHOOD POVERTY IN MOZAMBIQUE: A SITUATION AND TRENDS ANALYSIS<br />
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