Children in employment, work only (% of children in employment, ages 7-
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.TLF.0714.WK.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, work only (% of children in employment, ages 7- by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2016)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 3.97%
3.97% – 9.14%
9.14% – 14.95%
14.95% – 23.8%
23.8% – 38.95%
38.95% – 54.99%
> 54.99%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Children in employment, work only (% of children in employment, ages 7-
100 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Children in employment, work only (% of children in employment, ages 7-
Countries
100
Median
19.5%
Mean
27.7%
25th pctl
6.7%
75th pctl
44.4%
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Children in employment, work only (% of children in employment, ages 7-
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| MozambiqueMOZ | 100% | 1996 | — |
| Lao PDRLAO | 89.35% | 2010 | |
| PakistanPAK | 87.45% | 2011 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 85.12% | 2001 | — |
| MoroccoMAR | 84.5% | 2004 | |
| IndiaIND | 82.5% | 2012 | |
| South SudanSSD | 76.05% | 2008 | — |
| LesothoLSO | 74.4% | 2002 | |
| SudanSDN | 73.5% | 2008 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 69.4% | 2005 | — |
| TurkiyeTUR | 66.81% | 1999 | — |
| BangladeshBGD | 58.07% | 2013 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 56.83% | 2010 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 56.63% | 2015 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 55% | 2009 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 54.93% | 2000 | — |
| MaliMLI | 54.8% | 2013 | |
| NigerNER | 54.5% | 2012 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 53.5% | 2006 | — |
| AfghanistanAFG | 50% | 2011 | — |
| GuineaGIN | 49.5% | 2012 | |
| ChadTCD | 49.27% | 2015 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 45% | 2007 | — |
| SenegalSEN | 44.74% | 2015 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 44.4% | 2010 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 43.71% | 2011 | |
| HondurasHND | 41.75% | 2014 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 41.15% | 2012 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 38.97% | 2015 | |
| BurundiBDI | 38.9% | 2005 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 36.6% | 2007 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 35.97% | 2010 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 34.6% | 2006 | — |
| IraqIRQ | 33.6% | 2011 | |
| KenyaKEN | 32.49% | 2009 | |
| BeninBEN | 32.4% | 2012 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 31.13% | 2013 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 29.22% | 2014 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 26.8% | 2013 | |
| AngolaAGO | 26.6% | 2001 | — |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 24.21% | 2014 | |
| EcuadorECU | 24.18% | 2011 | |
| PeruPER | 24.07% | 2015 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 23.45% | 2011 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 21.6% | 2005 | — |
| CambodiaKHM | 21.1% | 2012 | |
| RwandaRWA | 20.8% | 2014 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 20.72% | 2010 | |
| RomaniaROU | 20.7% | 2000 | — |
| JordanJOR | 20.02% | 2016 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 19% | 2012 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 18.58% | 2008 | |
| HaitiHTI | 17.7% | 2006 | — |
| El SalvadorSLV | 15.68% | 2013 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 15.58% | 2012 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 15.4% | 2012 | — |
| CameroonCMR | 15% | 2011 | |
| TogoTGO | 14.92% | 2014 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 14.7% | 2016 | |
| MexicoMEX | 14.46% | 2013 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 14.02% | 2000 | — |
| PhilippinesPHL | 13.9% | 2011 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 13.36% | 2015 | |
| PanamaPAN | 13.1% | 2014 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 12.82% | 2000 | — |
| ZimbabweZWE | 12% | 1999 | — |
| GhanaGHA | 11.98% | 2012 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 11.13% | 2012 | |
| UruguayURY | 10.66% | 2009 | — |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 9.86% | 2005 | — |
| NamibiaNAM | 9.49% | 1999 | — |
| TajikistanTJK | 9% | 2005 | |
| NepalNPL | 8.75% | 2014 | |
| MalawiMWI | 7.28% | 2015 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 6.72% | 2015 | |
| UgandaUGA | 6.62% | 2012 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 6.3% | 2005 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 5.4% | 1999 | — |
| AlbaniaALB | 5.1% | 2010 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 5.1% | 1999 | — |
| ArgentinaARG | 4.75% | 2012 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 4.51% | 2013 | — |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 4.4% | 1996 | — |
| ThailandTHA | 4.2% | 2006 | |
| BrazilBRA | 4.04% | 2015 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 3.96% | 2000 | — |
| MoldovaMDA | 3.84% | 2000 | — |
| MongoliaMNG | 3.78% | 2013 | |
| PortugalPRT | 3.6% | 2001 | — |
| ChileCHL | 3.2% | 2003 | — |
| GabonGAB | 2.91% | 2012 | — |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 2.8% | 2006 | — |
| JamaicaJAM | 2.5% | 2005 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 2.1% | 2005 | — |
| UkraineUKR | 1.3% | 2012 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 1% | 2006 | — |
| UzbekistanUZB | 1% | 2006 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 0.8% | 2007 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 0% | 2010 | — |
| BelarusBLR | 0% | 2012 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)