Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 46.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Rwanda, 2014–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, female in Rwanda stood at 46.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.5% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Rwanda peaked at 71.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2017.
Rwanda ranks 26th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 71.6% | — |
| 2017 | 46.7% | -34.8% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 49.7% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 59.1% | +15.1% |
| 2025 | 46.9% | -20.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 46.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.6%, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.3% | 46.7% | 71.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 46.9% | 59.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Rwanda?
- Part time employment, female in Rwanda was 46.9% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for part time employment, female?
- Rwanda ranks 26th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.