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Labor > Child labor rate Stats: compare key data on India & Nepal

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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 India Nepal HISTORY
Agriculture 69.4
Ranked 7th.
87.41
Ranked 2nd. 26% more than India
Agriculture > Girls 73.1
Ranked 5th.
86.06
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than India
Boys 4.2
Ranked 27th.
42.2
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than India
Girls 4.2
Ranked 23th.
52.4
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than India
Manufacturing 16.02
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Nepal
1.38
Ranked 4th.

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

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