Child employment in services
Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC). Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2), categories G-P (ISIC revision 3), or categories G-U (ISIC revision 4). Services include wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants, transport, financial intermediation, real estate, public administration, education, health and social work, other community services, and private household activity. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Unit
- —
- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 65
- 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
declared by worldbank in sourceOrganization
Read from
World Bank
World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2016 | 53.50 | percent |
| Jordan | 2016 | 42.55 | percent |
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2015 | 18.45 | percent |
| Brazil | 2015 | 35.57 | percent |
| Colombia | 2015 | 41.40 | percent |
| Ecuador | 2015 | 15.74 | percent |
| Gambia | 2015 | 2.71 | percent |
| Guatemala | 2015 | 28.49 | percent |
| Malawi | 2015 | 28.70 | percent |
| Brazil | 2014 | 34.12 | percent |
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