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February 11, 2026
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More teens taking up low-paying jobs, new report

More teens taking up low-paying jobs, new report

The report notes that early exposure to work, often driven by economic necessity, comes at the expense of completing formal education. Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..

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A new report reveals a concerning trend in Africa where a growing number of teenagers, aged 15 to 17, are entering the labor market prematurely, often taking up low-paying and informal jobs, predominantly in agriculture.

  • This trend, described as a shift "from work to study," risks undermining long-term prospects for these young people in better-paying sectors.
  • The inaugural Africa Youth Employment Outlook 2026 report was launched by World Data Lab in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the University of Cape Town’s Development Policy Research Unit.
  • Africa's youth population, comprising 550 million young people aged between 15 and 35, accounts for over 22 percent of the global youth population.
  • The report also highlights shifts "from agriculture to services" and "from rural to urban," with the services sector projected to employ 3.8 million more young Africans than agriculture by 2033.

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