Part time employment, male in Egypt

Egypt: Part time employment, male was 24.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
24.1%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
31st
of 111 countries
All-time high
45.1%
in 2016
All-time low
15.6%
in 2010
Years of data
15
2008–2023

Part time employment, male in Egypt, 2008–2023

203040502008201520232008: 31.3 % of total male employment2009: 29.4 % of total male employment2010: 15.6 % of total male employment2011: 30 % of total male employment2012: 29.6 % of total male employment2013: 28.9 % of total male employment2015: 31.1 % of total male employment2016: 45.1 % of total male employment2017: 40.1 % of total male employment2018: 37.4 % of total male employment2019: 38.7 % of total male employment2020: 38 % of total male employment2021: 30 % of total male employment2022: 23 % of total male employment2023: 24.1 % of total male employment

Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.

Analysis

The most recent figure for part time employment, male in Egypt is 24.1%, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Egypt peaked at 45.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2010.

That places Egypt 31st out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Part time employment, male in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Egypt, 2008 to 2023.
Year % of total male employment Change
2008 31.3%
2009 29.4% -5.9%
2010 15.6% -46.9%
2011 30.0% +92.3%
2012 29.6% -1.4%
2013 28.9% -2.3%
2015 31.1% +7.3%
2016 45.1% +45.3%
2017 40.1% -11.2%
2018 37.4% -6.8%
2019 38.7% +3.7%
2020 38.0% -1.9%
2021 30.0% -21.1%
2022 23.0% -23.4%
2023 24.1% +5.1%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 24.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.6%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 24.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.4%, 2.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Part time employment, male 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.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +92.3% 15.6% 30.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.4% 29.4% 31.3% 2
2010s 33.0% 15.6% 45.1% 9
2020s 28.8% 23.0% 38.0% 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 28 Mali 26.3% compare
  2. 29 Netherlands 25.1% compare
  3. 30 Tanzania, United Republic of 24.7% compare
  4. 32 Korea 23.0% compare
  5. 33 Australia 21.2% compare
  6. 34 Paraguay 21.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, male in Egypt?
Part time employment, male in Egypt was 24.1% in 2023, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2010.
How does Egypt rank for part time employment, male?
Egypt ranks 31st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)
Unit
% of total male 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.