Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 45.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, male in Rwanda, 2014–2025
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 Rwanda is 45.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Rwanda peaked at 60.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2018.
Rwanda ranks 5th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 60.5% | — |
| 2017 | 45.0% | -25.7% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 47.5% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 45.9% | -11.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 45.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.2%, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.4% | 44.0% | 60.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 45.9% | 51.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in Rwanda?
- Part time employment, male in Rwanda was 45.9% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2018.
- How does Rwanda rank for part time employment, male?
- Rwanda ranks 5th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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, male (% of total male 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.