Kenya vs United Kingdom: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Kenya
41.4%
in 2021
United Kingdom
41.5%
in 2025
Kenya rank
22nd
United Kingdom rank
21st

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Kenya
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 41.5% against 41.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 115 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 37.9% 36.0% 1.9% Kenya
2000s 40.8% 43.1% 2.3% United Kingdom
2010s 33.1% 44.9% 11.8% United Kingdom
2020s 41.4% 44.7% 3.3% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, Kenya or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 41.5% against 41.4% in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between Kenya and United Kingdom?
0.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United Kingdom?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
How do Kenya and United Kingdom rank globally for part time employment, total?
Kenya ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 21st 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

Indicator
Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,655 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.