Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 31.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, female in Sri Lanka is 31.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 44.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2014.
That places Sri Lanka 63rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 36.2% | — |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | -10.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 31.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.4%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.5% | 29.5% | 37.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 31.2% | 44.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More work & labour data for Sri Lanka
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5407 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Sri Lanka?
- Part time employment, female in Sri Lanka was 31.2% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for part time employment, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 63rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.