Egypt vs South Africa: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Egypt
15.4%
in 2024
South Africa
15.7%
in 2024
Egypt rank
88th
South Africa rank
87th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 15.7% against 15.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 87th of 115 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 15.4% | 5.7% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 15.2% | 5.7% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.8% | 0.2% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Egypt or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 15.7% against 15.4% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Egypt and South Africa?
- 0.3%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Egypt ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 87th 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, total (% of total 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.