Number & Percentage of Children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Occupation

Characteristics Elementary occupations(%) Service & sales workers (%) Craft and related trades workers (%) Professionals (%) Other Occupations(%) Total Number of children
Both sexes
Total 32.2 26.5 31.4 3.9 5.9 13,980
5-11 YR 77.5 8.4 14.1 0 0 1,639
12-13 YR 33.6 24.3 41.6 0 0.5 2,457
14-17 YR 24.4 30.1 31.8 5.5 8.2 9,883
Boys
Total 28.1 28.9 35.7 0.3 7 11,832
5-11 YR 65.9 12.8 21.3 0 0 1,081
12-13 YR 25.8 27.2 46.5 0 0.6 2,198
14-17 YR 23.9 31.4 34.8 0.4 9.5 8,553
Girls
Total 54.9 13.2 8.1 23.8 0 2,147
5-11 YR – – – – – 558
12-13 YR – – – – – 259
14-17 YR 27.2 21.3 13 38.5 0 1,330
Source: ICT Child Labour Survey 2023 – 2024
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