Working Children Around The Globe 
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| NUMBER OF |
% OF CHILDREN |
These estimates undercount children whose work in the household is
not sold in the market. They also include children who work part-time.
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World |
250 |
24.7 |
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| Africa |
80 |
41.4 |
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| Asia 1 |
152.5 |
21.5 |
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| Latin America & Caribbean |
17.5 |
16.5 |
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% OF PRIMARY
SCHOOL CHILDREN REACHING 5TH GRADE |
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| Oceania 2 |
0.5 |
29.3 |
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| SAMPLE COUNTRIES | (THOUSANDS)
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GNP PER CAPITA ($US) |
% OF
POPULATION UNDER POVERTY |
% OF
CHILDREN ATTENDING PRIMARY SCHOOL |
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| Bangladesh
|
6,584
|
19.1
|
350 |
36 |
76 |
61 |
| Nepal
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2,596
|
41.7
|
210 |
42 |
70 |
52 |
| Pakistan
|
3,313
|
8.0 |
480 |
34 |
66 |
48 |
| Philippines
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1,863
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10.6
|
1,050
|
41 |
89 |
70 |
| Turkey
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1,495
|
12.6
|
3,160
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NA |
73 |
89 |
| 1. Excludes
Japan. 2. Excludes Australia and New Zealand. Sources: ILO, World Bank,
and UNICEF Note: Sample countries were chosen because they had available child labor estimates based on the same ILO methodology |
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