Part time employment, female in Egypt
Egypt: Part time employment, female was 49.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Egypt, 2008–2023
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 49.3% for part time employment, female in 2023.
The figure is up 22.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Egypt peaked at 62.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2022.
That places Egypt 25th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 61.0% | — |
| 2009 | 62.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 40.1% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +22.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 49.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 49.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.6%, 2.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.7% | 61.0% | 62.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 45.1% | 62.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 40.1% | 54.7% | 4 |
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 49.3% in 2023, 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 62.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for part time employment, female?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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.