Children in employment, work only
Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Unit
- —
- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 100
- 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 | 14.70 | percent |
| Jordan | 2016 | 20.02 | percent |
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2015 | 6.72 | percent |
| Brazil | 2015 | 4.04 | percent |
| Chad | 2015 | 49.27 | percent |
| Colombia | 2015 | 13.36 | percent |
| Ecuador | 2015 | 8.22 | percent |
| Gambia | 2015 | 56.63 | percent |
| Guatemala | 2015 | 38.97 | percent |
| Malawi | 2015 | 7.28 | percent |
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