Skip to main content
editorial
. 2006 Sep;91(9):721–723. doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.096263

Table 2 Global estimates of the activity status of children in 2000.

Activity status % 5–9 years 10–14 years 15–17 years
Percentage at work 12 23 43
 Work only 5 13 31
 Work and school 7 10 11
School only 68 67 44
Neither school nor work* 20 10 14

Source: ILO.1

*Children neither at school nor work include those too young to attend school, ill or disabled children, and children engaged in domestic chores or child care, which do not count as child labour.