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Economically active children, total (% of children ages 7-14)
Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
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1980-1981
1982-1986
1987-1991
1992-1996
1997-2001
2002-2006
2007-2011
Country name
2007
2008
2009
2010
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas, The
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
32.1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
6.1
5.2
5.0
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
43.4
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
3.9
Comoros
Congo, Dem. Rep.
30.5
Congo, Rep.
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
6.3
Egypt, Arab Rep.
El Salvador
7.1
7.4
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Faeroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
Gambia, The
35.9
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
8.7
Hong Kong SAR, China
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
6.6
Iran, Islamic Rep.
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
1.0
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Dem. Rep.
Korea, Rep.
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyz Republic
36.6
Lao PDR
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
37.4
18.4
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao SAR, China
Macedonia, FYR
Madagascar
26.0
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
23.0
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
21.3
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
8.3
12.2
8.0
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
10.1
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
27.4
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
40.7
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
15.9
Palau
Panama
8.9
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
42.2
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
7.5
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
14.9
53.7
Singapore
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
45.6
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Martin (French part)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Sudan
12.5
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
19.9
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
3.4
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
7.3
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela, RB
Vietnam
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
West Bank and Gaza
Yemen, Rep.
Zambia
34.4
Zimbabwe
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1982-1986
1987-1991
1992-1996
1997-2001
2002-2006
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Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)
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CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low to 6=high)
Ease of doing business index (1=most business-friendly regulations)
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Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$)
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Investment in water and sanitation with private participation (current US$)
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Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
Notified cases of malaria (per 100,000 people)
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
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Current account balance (BoP, current US$)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)
External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$)
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External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
GDP (current US$)
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP per capita (current US$)
GNI, Atlas method (current US$)
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
GNI, PPP (current international $)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
Gross savings (% of GDP)
IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Industry, value added (% of GDP)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)
Net ODA received (% of GNI)
Net ODA received per capita (current US$)
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$)
Net official development assistance received (current US$)
Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
Royalty and license fees, payments (BoP, current US$)
Royalty and license fees, receipts (BoP, current US$)
Services, etc., value added (% of GDP)
Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and income)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$)
Trade in services (% of GDP)
Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received (current US$)
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Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)
Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)
Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita)
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female (% of relevant age group)
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male (% of relevant age group)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort)
Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort)
Population ages 15-64 (% of total)
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Progression to secondary school, female (%)
Progression to secondary school, male (%)
Public spending on education, total (% of GDP)
Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure)
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%)
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%)
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%)
Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)
School enrollment, primary (% gross)
School enrollment, primary (% net)
School enrollment, secondary (% gross)
School enrollment, secondary (% net)
School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)
Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers)
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use)
Combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy)
Energy imports, net (% of energy use)
Energy production (kt of oil equivalent)
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)
Energy use (kt of oil equivalent)
Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)
GDP per unit of energy use (constant 2005 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent)
Pump price for diesel fuel (US$ per liter)
Pump price for gasoline (US$ per liter)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Agricultural methane emissions (% of total)
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)
CO2 emissions (kt)
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
Fish species, threatened
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (sq. km)
GEF benefits index for biodiversity (0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum)
Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)
Mammal species, threatened
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)
Nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions (kg per day)
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions (kg per day per worker)
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
Plant species (higher), threatened
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
Water pollution, chemical industry (% of total BOD emissions)
Water pollution, clay and glass industry (% of total BOD emissions)
Water pollution, food industry (% of total BOD emissions)
Water pollution, metal industry (% of total BOD emissions)
Water pollution, other industry (% of total BOD emissions)
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry (% of total BOD emissions)
Water pollution, textile industry (% of total BOD emissions)
Water pollution, wood industry (% of total BOD emissions)
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Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money)
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (annual growth as % of broad money)
Credit depth of information index (0=low to 6=high)
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %)
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S&P Global Equity Indices (annual % change)
Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)
Stocks traded, turnover ratio (%)
Strength of legal rights index (0=weak to 10=strong)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$)
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received (current US$)
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total)
Children out of school, primary, female
Children out of school, primary, male
Contraceptive prevalence (% of women ages 15-49)
Economically active children, female (% of female children ages 7-14)
Economically active children, male (% of male children ages 7-14)
Economically active children, study and work, female (% of female economically active children, ages 7-14)
Economically active children, study and work, male (% of male economically active children, ages 7-14)
Economically active children, work only, female (% of female economically active children, ages 7-14)
Economically active children, work only, male (% of male economically active children, ages 7-14)
Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment)
Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment)
Employees, industry, female (% of female employment)
Employees, industry, male (% of male employment)
Employees, services, female (% of female employment)
Employees, services, male (% of male employment)
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female (% of relevant age group)
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male (% of relevant age group)
Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+)
Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+)
Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Long-term unemployment, female (% of female unemployment)
Long-term unemployment, male (% of male unemployment)
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)
Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort)
Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort)
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%)
Prevalence of HIV, female (% ages 15-24)
Prevalence of HIV, male (% ages 15-24)
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Progression to secondary school, female (%)
Progression to secondary school, male (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%)
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%)
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%)
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Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector (% of total nonagricultural employment)
Teenage mothers (% of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are currently pregnant)
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force)
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force)
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24)
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment)
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total)
Contraceptive prevalence (% of women ages 15-49)
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Health expenditure per capita (current US$)
Health expenditure, public (% of total health expenditure)
Health expenditure, total (% of GDP)
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)
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Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access)
Improved sanitation facilities, urban (% of urban population with access)
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age (% of children under 5)
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Notified cases of malaria (per 100,000 people)
Out-of-pocket health expenditure (% of private expenditure on health)
Population ages 0-14 (% of total)
Population ages 15-64 (% of total)
Population ages 65 and above (% of total)
Population, female (% of total)
Population growth (annual %)
Population, total
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%)
Prevalence of HIV, female (% ages 15-24)
Prevalence of HIV, male (% ages 15-24)
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
Teenage mothers (% of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are currently pregnant)
Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49)
Income share held by fourth 20%
Income share held by highest 10%
Income share held by highest 20%
Income share held by lowest 10%
Income share held by lowest 20%
Income share held by second 20%
Income share held by third 20%
Poverty gap at $1.25 a day (PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $2 a day (PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at national poverty line (%)
Poverty gap at rural poverty line (%)
Poverty gap at urban poverty line (%)
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population)
Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population)
Average number of times firms spent in meetings with tax officials
Documents to export (number)
Documents to import (number)
Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)
Ease of doing business index (1=most business-friendly regulations)
Export value index (2000 = 100)
Export volume index (2000 = 100)
Firms using banks to finance investment (% of firms)
Import value index (2000 = 100)
Import volume index (2000 = 100)
Informal payments to public officials (% of firms)
Investment in energy with private participation (current US$)
Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$)
Investment in transport with private participation (current US$)
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation (current US$)
ISO certification ownership (% of firms)
Lead time to export, median case (days)
Lead time to import, median case (days)
Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)
Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100)
New businesses registered (number)
Start-up procedures to register a business (number)
Tax payments (number)
Time required to start a business (days)
Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours)
Time to resolve insolvency (years)
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits)
Trade in services (% of GDP)
Value lost due to electrical outages (% of sales)
Cash surplus/deficit (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high)
CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average (1=low to 6=high)
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low to 6=high)
CPIA structural policies cluster average (1=low to 6=high)
Expense (% of GDP)
IDA resource allocation index (1=low to 6=high)
Military expenditure (% of central government expenditure)
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
Tax payments (number)
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours)
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits)
High-technology exports (current US$)
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)
Patent applications, nonresidents
Patent applications, residents
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)
Researchers in R&D (per million people)
Royalty and license fees, payments (BoP, current US$)
Royalty and license fees, receipts (BoP, current US$)
Scientific and technical journal articles
Technicians in R&D (per million people)
Trademark applications, direct nonresident
Trademark applications, direct resident
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
Economically active children, female (% of female children ages 7-14)
Economically active children, male (% of male children ages 7-14)
Economically active children, study and work, female (% of female economically active children, ages 7-14)
Economically active children, study and work, male (% of male economically active children, ages 7-14)
Economically active children, total (% of children ages 7-14)
Economically active children, work only, female (% of female economically active children, ages 7-14)
Economically active children, work only, male (% of male economically active children, ages 7-14)
Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+)
Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+)
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Prevalence of HIV, female (% ages 15-24)
Prevalence of HIV, male (% ages 15-24)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%)
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%)
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%)
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum
Refugee population by country or territory of origin
Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector (% of total nonagricultural employment)
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force)
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force)
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment)
Improved sanitation facilities, urban (% of urban population with access)
Improved water source, urban (% of urban population with access)
Motor vehicles (per 1,000 people)
Passenger cars (per 1,000 people)
PM10, country level (micrograms per cubic meter)
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Poverty gap at urban poverty line (%)
Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population)
Pump price for diesel fuel (US$ per liter)
Pump price for gasoline (US$ per liter)
Road sector diesel fuel consumption per capita (kg of oil equivalent)
Road sector energy consumption (% of total energy consumption)
Road sector gasoline fuel consumption per capita (kg of oil equivalent)
Urban population
Urban population (% of total)
Vehicles (per km of road)
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