Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Egypt
Egypt: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 16.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 16.6% for part time employment, female in 2024.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Egypt peaked at 32.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2015.
That places Egypt 94th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 32.2% | — |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -54.1% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | +119.7% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -50.7% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | +137.8% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | -36.2% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | -7.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 16.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.6%, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 16.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31.5%, 53% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +137.8% | 12.5% | 29.8% |
| 2016 | +119.7% | 9.9% | 21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5% | 30.9% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 9.9% | 28.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 16.6% | 30.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More work & labour data for Egypt
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0709 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0359 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3894 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 85,321 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 68,113 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 100,315 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 101,580 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 201,895 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Egypt?
- Part time employment, female in Egypt was 16.6% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for part time employment, female?
- Egypt ranks 94th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.