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Labor > Child labor rate Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & Nicaragua

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  • Agriculture: Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories (ISIC revision 2 or revision 3). Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes agriculture and hunting, forestry and logging, and fishing. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey."
  • Agriculture > Girls: Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories (ISIC revision 2 or revision 3). Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes agriculture and hunting, forestry and logging, and fishing. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey."
  • Boys: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Girls: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Manufacturing: Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories (ISIC revision 2 or revision 3). Manufacturing corresponds to division 3 (ISIC revision 2) or category D (ISIC revision 3). Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
STAT Costa Rica Nicaragua HISTORY
Agriculture 40.3
Ranked 3rd.
70.46
Ranked 6th. 75% more than Costa Rica

Agriculture > Girls 19.36
Ranked 7th.
34.7
Ranked 7th. 79% more than Costa Rica

Boys 8.1
Ranked 11th.
16.2
Ranked 13th. Twice as much as Costa Rica

Girls 3.5
Ranked 10th.
3.9
Ranked 24th. 11% more than Costa Rica

Manufacturing 9.48
Ranked 1st.
9.65
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Costa Rica

SOURCES: Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.

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