Part time employment, total in Egypt
Egypt: Part time employment, total was 28.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Egypt, 2008–2023
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 28.7% for part time employment, total in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Egypt peaked at 49.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2010.
Egypt ranks 37th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 39.0% | — |
| 2009 | 38.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | -41.5% |
| 2011 | 37.8% | +68.6% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 38.3% | 39.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 22.4% | 49.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 25.5% | 40.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Egypt?
- Part time employment, total in Egypt was 28.7% in 2023, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for part time employment, total?
- Egypt ranks 37th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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, total (% of total 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.