Average working hours of children, study and work, ages 7-14
Average working hours of children studying and working refer to the average weekly working hours of those children who are attending school in combination with economic activity.
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Unit
- —
- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 93
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-06
Provenance
Who produced these figures, as World Bank declares it — not inferred, and each line says which published field it was read from.
Produced by
International Labour Organization
Understanding Children's Work, International Labour Organization (ILO)
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UNICEF
UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), note: Understanding Children's Work
declared by worldbank in sourceOrganization
World Bank
World Bank (WB), note: Understanding Children's Work
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Read from
World Bank
World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2016 | 10.19 | hours per week |
| Jordan | 2016 | 15.54 | hours per week |
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2015 | 23.44 | hours per week |
| Brazil | 2015 | 14.77 | hours per week |
| Chad | 2015 | 8.83 | hours per week |
| Colombia | 2015 | 14.10 | hours per week |
| Ecuador | 2015 | 10.84 | hours per week |
| Gambia | 2015 | 10.30 | hours per week |
| Guatemala | 2015 | 18.55 | hours per week |
| Malawi | 2015 | 10.75 | hours per week |
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