In 2020, 60 percent of children in labor in Sub-Saharan Africa were aged between five and eleven years. The share of working 15 to 17 year olds in the same region was at 16.4 percent. Worldwide, 55.8 percent of working children were aged five to 11 years old.
Distribution of children in child labor in 2020, by age and region
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ILO, & UNICEF. (June 10, 2021). Distribution of children in child labor in 2020, by age and region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243958/share-children-child-labor-age-region/
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