economic2016

Children in employment, work only, male (% of male children in employment, ages 7-14)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2016. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
22.7Percent
Median: 17.3Percent
Countries Covered
101
with available data
Highest
Morocco
90.5Percent
Lowest
Armenia
0.0Percent
Top 5 Countries
1Morocco90.5Percent
2Lao People's Democratic Republic87.9Percent
3India82.6Percent
4Pakistan80.2Percent
5South Sudan74.1Percent
By Region
Asia34.3Percent(13 countries)
Africa30.9Percent(9 countries)
North America26.7Percent(2 countries)
Other21.4Percent(66 countries)
South America10.4Percent(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0Percent)High (90.5Percent)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 22.7Percent)

Asia (13)
Africa (9)
North America (2)
Other (66)
South America (7)
Europe (4)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2016. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Morocco90.5Percent
2Lao People's Democratic Republic87.9Percent
3India82.6Percent
4Pakistan80.2Percent
5South Sudan74.1Percent
6Bangladesh64.7Percent
7Republic of The Gambia57.2Percent
8Burkina Faso55.6Percent
9Mali53.9Percent
10Egypt52.0Percent
11Niger50.4Percent
12Senegal47.7Percent
13Indonesia46.4Percent
14Afghanistan46.2Percent
15Somalia46.1Percent
16Honduras45.6Percent
17Mauritania45.2Percent
18Guinea45.1Percent
19Chad43.9Percent
20Madagascar43.0Percent
21Guatemala37.8Percent
22Venezuela37.1Percent
23Syrian Arab Republic35.8Percent
24Ethiopia35.5Percent
25Cote d'Ivoire35.2Percent
26Timor-Leste34.5Percent
27Türkiye33.5Percent
28Kenya33.2Percent
29United Republic of Tanzania30.7Percent
30Benin28.8Percent
31Sierra Leone28.1Percent
32Iraq26.9Percent
33Yemen26.1Percent
34Romania25.0Percent
35Rwanda25.0Percent
36Angola24.7Percent
37Cambodia23.6Percent
38Lesotho23.6Percent
39Jordan23.4Percent
40Guinea-Bissau22.7Percent
41Peru22.6Percent
42Sudan22.4Percent
43Liberia22.3Percent
44Vietnam20.9Percent
45Nigeria20.5Percent
46Zambia18.8Percent
47Burundi18.0Percent
48El Salvador17.6Percent
49Colombia17.6Percent
50Philippines17.5Percent
51Mozambique17.3Percent
52Central African Republic17.1Percent
53Nicaragua16.8Percent
54Mexico15.5Percent
55Panama15.4Percent
56Costa Rica15.2Percent
57Belize14.5Percent
58Zimbabwe12.8Percent
59Ghana12.7Percent
60Namibia12.3Percent
61Cameroon12.3Percent
62Uruguay12.2Percent
63Togo11.5Percent
64Tunisia10.9Percent
65Ecuador10.5Percent
66Paraguay10.2Percent
67Haiti7.7Percent
68Bolivia7.5Percent
69Malawi7.5Percent
70Democratic Republic of the Congo7.4Percent
71Uganda7.2Percent
72Nepal7.1Percent
73Dominican Republic6.9Percent
74Azerbaijan6.3Percent
75Tajikistan6.1Percent
76Mongolia5.8Percent
77Thailand4.9Percent
78Republic of the Congo4.8Percent
79Argentina4.7Percent
80South Africa4.7Percent
81Sri Lanka4.4Percent
82Albania4.3Percent
83Gabon4.3Percent
84Trinidad and Tobago4.2Percent
85Brazil4.2Percent
86Algeria4.1Percent
87Portugal3.6Percent
88Eswatini3.1Percent
89Ukraine2.3Percent
90Serbia1.4Percent
91Chile1.2Percent
92Kazakhstan1.2Percent
93Georgia1.0Percent
94The Republic of North Macedonia0.8Percent
95Kyrgyzstan0.3Percent
96Bosnia and Herzegovina0.2Percent
97Belarus0.0Percent
98Jamaica0.0Percent
99Moldova, Republic of0.0Percent
100Uzbekistan0.0Percent
101Armenia0.0Percent
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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2016).

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