Part time employment, female in Egypt

Egypt: Part time employment, female was 49.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
49.3%
Change on year
up 22.9%
World rank
25th
of 111 countries
All-time high
62.6%
in 2016
All-time low
40.1%
in 2022
Years of data
15
2008–2023

Part time employment, female in Egypt, 2008–2023

02040602008201520232008: 61 % of total female employment2009: 62.5 % of total female employment2010: 50.1 % of total female employment2011: 59.9 % of total female employment2012: 58.1 % of total female employment2013: 56.5 % of total female employment2015: 56 % of total female employment2016: 62.6 % of total female employment2017: 55.4 % of total female employment2018: 48.9 % of total female employment2019: 45.1 % of total female employment2020: 54.7 % of total female employment2021: 51.5 % of total female employment2022: 40.1 % of total female employment2023: 49.3 % of total female employment

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

Annual values for Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Egypt, 2008 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 22 Austria 50.6% compare
  2. 23 Uruguay 49.9% compare
  3. 24 Germany 49.5% compare
  4. 26 Georgia 48.5% compare
  5. 27 Mauritius 48.1% compare
  6. 28 Ghana 47.4% compare

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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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Indicator
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Unit
% of total female employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 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.