In 2020, 9.3 percent of children aged 12 to 14 years worldwide were in child labor. Eleven percent of children in this age group were boys and 7.5 percent girls. Boys were prevalent in every age group of working children in 2020.
Share of children in child labor worldwide in 2020, by age and gender
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ILO, & UNICEF. (June 10, 2021). Share of children in child labor worldwide in 2020, by age and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243931/share-children-child-labor-age-gender/
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