Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in Egypt

Egypt: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 was 46.3 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
46.3
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
6th
of 80 countries
All-time high
47.52
in 2009
All-time low
35.85
in 2005
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in Egypt, 1988–2019

010203040501988200320191988: 38.21998: 37.82005: 35.92007: 45.72008: 46.42009: 47.52010: 46.72011: 45.32012: 45.62013: 45.32014: 45.62015: 452016: 422017: 42.72018: 45.52019: 46.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in Egypt stood at 46.3.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in Egypt peaked at 47.52 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 35.85, in 2005.

That places Egypt 6th out of 80 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 38.16 38.16 38.16 1
1990s 37.84 37.84 37.84 1
2000s 43.85 35.85 47.52 4
2010s 45.01 41.98 46.69 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 3 Namibia 49.53 compare
  2. 4 Jordan 49.14 compare
  3. 5 India 48.99 compare
  4. 7 Cambodia 45.5 compare
  5. 8 Pakistan 45.47 compare
  6. 9 Sri Lanka 45.42 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in Egypt?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in Egypt was 46.3 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 47.52 in 2009.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 35.85 in 2005.
How does Egypt rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-24?
Egypt ranks 6th out of 80 countries with data for 2019.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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