Mexico vs South Africa: Part time employment, female

Mexico
22.1%
in 2025
South Africa
22.5%
in 2024
Mexico rank
68th
South Africa rank
67th

Part time employment, female over time

  • Mexico
  • South Africa
0102030200020122025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 22.5% against 22.1% in Mexico, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 67th of 111 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 29.7% 20.9% 8.8% Mexico
2010s 25.3% 22.3% 3.0% Mexico
2020s 23.2% 23.2% 0.0% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, female, Mexico or South Africa?
South Africa, at 22.5% against 22.1% in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in part time employment, female between Mexico and South Africa?
0.4%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for part time employment, female?
Mexico ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 67th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Unit
% of total female employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.