South Africa vs Thailand: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
South Africa
19.8%
in 2024
Thailand
17.8%
in 2025
South Africa rank
89th
Thailand rank
91st
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) over time
- South Africa
- Thailand
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 19.8% against 17.8% in Thailand, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2007 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 89th and Thailand ranks 91st of 115 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 7.3% | 6.2% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 18.5% | 1.9% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 20.6% | 0.8% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, female, South Africa or Thailand?
- South Africa, at 19.8% against 17.8% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, female between South Africa and Thailand?
- 2.0%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Thailand?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Thailand rank globally for part time employment, female?
- South Africa ranks 89th and Thailand ranks 91st of 115 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
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.