<Tr> <Td> Employment age higher </Td> <Td> 0 denotes no minimum employment age as children could be, in theory, employed from birth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Both ages synchronised </Td> <Td> ― denotes no information available </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> No information / No age set </Td> <Td>? denotes the age set is unknown </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> De jure </Th> <Th> Education / Employment gap </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> School leaving age </Th> <Th> Employment age </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Angola </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Burkina Faso </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> - 1 </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td>. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 14 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> - 2 </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Chad </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Comoros </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Congo </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 14 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td_colspan="2">? </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gambia </Td> <Td_colspan="2">? </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> - 3 </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Guinea </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td_colspan="2">? </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 15 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mozambique </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> - 2 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> - 2 </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rwanda </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> - 1 </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Seychelles </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 15 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sierra Leone </Td> <Td> 15? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 15 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> A child between the ages of 15 and 18 may only be employed if he or she has completed grade nine . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sudan </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Includes South Sudan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td> 13? </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Togo </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> - 1 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td_colspan="2">? </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td_colspan="2">? </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Zimbabwe </Td> <Td_colspan="2">? </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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