Children in employment, study and work (% of children in employment, ages 7-
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.TLF.0714.SW.ZS•Percent•1994 → 2016•100 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
100
Frequency
—
Range
1994 \u2192 2016
Latest
2016
Children in employment, study and work (% of children in employment, ages 7- by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2016)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 56.57%
56.57% – 71.47%
71.47% – 79.59%
79.59% – 86.41%
86.41% – 93.35%
93.35% – 97.36%
> 97.36%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Children in employment, study and work (% of children in employment, ages 7-
100 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Children in employment, study and work (% of children in employment, ages 7-
Countries
100
Median
84.4%
Mean
78.4%
25th pctl
67.5%
75th pctl
95%
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Children in employment, study and work (% of children in employment, ages 7-
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArmeniaARM | 100% | 2010 | — |
| BelarusBLR | 100% | 2012 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 100% | 2011 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 100% | 2009 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 99.9% | 2006 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 99.71% | 2014 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 99.15% | 2014 | |
| ChileCHL | 99.1% | 2012 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 99% | 2006 | — |
| UzbekistanUZB | 99% | 2006 | |
| UkraineUKR | 98.7% | 2012 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 98.55% | 2011 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 98.4% | 2006 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 97.56% | 2010 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 97.4% | 2006 | |
| GabonGAB | 97.09% | 2012 | — |
| Sri LankaLKA | 96.83% | 2009 | |
| PortugalPRT | 96.4% | 2001 | — |
| MongoliaMNG | 96.22% | 2013 | |
| BrazilBRA | 95.96% | 2015 | |
| ThailandTHA | 95.8% | 2006 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 95.49% | 2013 | — |
| ArgentinaARG | 95.25% | 2012 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 95.2% | 2014 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 95% | 2012 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 94.9% | 2010 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 94.9% | 1999 | — |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 93.7% | 2005 | |
| UgandaUGA | 93.38% | 2012 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 93.28% | 2015 | |
| MalawiMWI | 92.7% | 2015 | |
| HaitiHTI | 92.38% | 2012 | |
| EcuadorECU | 91.78% | 2015 | |
| NepalNPL | 91.25% | 2014 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 91% | 2005 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 90.71% | 2014 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 90.51% | 1999 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 89.48% | 2014 | |
| UruguayURY | 89.34% | 2009 | — |
| GhanaGHA | 88.02% | 2012 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 88% | 1999 | — |
| PanamaPAN | 86.9% | 2014 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 86.64% | 2015 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 86.1% | 2011 | |
| MexicoMEX | 85.54% | 2013 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 85.26% | 2016 | |
| TogoTGO | 85.08% | 2014 | |
| CameroonCMR | 85% | 2011 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 84.6% | 2012 | — |
| NicaraguaNIC | 84.42% | 2012 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 84.32% | 2013 | |
| LesothoLSO | 82.44% | 2000 | — |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 81.75% | 2008 | |
| BurundiBDI | 81.74% | 2010 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 81.42% | 2008 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 81% | 2012 | |
| JordanJOR | 79.98% | 2016 | |
| RomaniaROU | 79.3% | 2000 | — |
| RwandaRWA | 79.2% | 2014 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 79% | 2005 | — |
| CambodiaKHM | 78.9% | 2012 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 77.1% | 2006 | — |
| NigeriaNGA | 76.55% | 2011 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 76.07% | 2010 | |
| PeruPER | 75.93% | 2015 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 75.79% | 2014 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 75.19% | 2010 | |
| SudanSDN | 74.5% | 2014 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 74.4% | 2008 | |
| AngolaAGO | 73.4% | 2001 | — |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 73.2% | 2013 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 70.78% | 2014 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 68.87% | 2013 | |
| BeninBEN | 67.6% | 2012 | |
| KenyaKEN | 67.51% | 2009 | |
| IraqIRQ | 66.4% | 2011 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 65.4% | 2006 | — |
| EthiopiaETH | 64.88% | 2011 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 64.03% | 2010 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 63.4% | 2007 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 61.2% | 2006 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 61.03% | 2015 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 59.1% | 2007 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 58.85% | 2012 | |
| HondurasHND | 58.25% | 2014 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 56.29% | 2011 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 55.6% | 2010 | |
| SenegalSEN | 55.26% | 2015 | |
| ChadTCD | 50.73% | 2015 | |
| GuineaGIN | 50.5% | 2012 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 50% | 2011 | — |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 46.5% | 2006 | — |
| NigerNER | 45.5% | 2012 | |
| MaliMLI | 45.2% | 2013 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 43.17% | 2010 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 41.93% | 2013 | |
| IndiaIND | 32.5% | 2010 | |
| South SudanSSD | 23.95% | 2008 | — |
| MoroccoMAR | 15.5% | 2004 | |
| PakistanPAK | 12.55% | 2011 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)