Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education by country

Countries reporting
80
Highest
52.84
India
Lowest
3.64
Puerto Rico
Median
41.23
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,074

What the numbers show

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 52.84 in India; the lowest is 3.64 in Puerto Rico.

The median across all reporting countries is 41.23, and the mean is 41.09.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 31.6%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 14.8%).

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 52.84 2019 up 0.0% rising
2 Mongolia 50.73 2011 up 10.3% rising
3 Bangladesh 49.28 2016 up 1.3% flat
4 Uganda 48.35 2016 up 31.6% rising
5 Pakistan 47.79 2020 up 3.2% flat
6 Cambodia 47.71 2012 up 5.2% rising
7 Namibia 47.36 2015 up 0.5% flat
8 Tanzania 47.26 2020 down 14.8% flat
9 Egypt 46.34 2019 down 1.0% rising
10 Colombia 45.46 2021 down 1.9% flat
11 Turkey 45.44 2019 down 7.9% falling
12 Jordan 45.36 2016 down 6.3% falling
13 Nigeria 44.89 2018 down 3.7% flat
14 Guatemala 44.66 2011 down 2.6% flat
15 Sri Lanka 44.39 2015 down 0.5% flat
16 Philippines 44.07 2019 up 0.1% flat
17 El Salvador 44.03 2017 down 3.2% flat
18 Rwanda 44.01 2021 up 21.6% falling
19 Paraguay 43.72 2017 down 7.5% flat
20 Costa Rica 43.28 2016 down 5.4% flat
21 Nicaragua 43.17 2014 down 6.6% falling
22 Chile 43.02 2017 down 3.4% falling
23 Bolivia 42.87 2017 down 5.1% flat
24 Albania 42.78 2019 up 0.8% rising
25 South Africa 42.63 2020 down 2.8% flat
26 Mexico 42.62 2020 up 0.4% flat
27 Thailand 42.4 2021 down 7.9% flat
28 Mauritius 42.32 2012 up 0.8% flat
29 Belize 42.31 1999 up 0.1% flat
30 Greece 42.25 2016 up 0.0% flat
31 Tunisia 42.25 2015 down 8.3% flat
32 Palestine 41.96 2008 down 7.7% falling
33 Indonesia 41.85 2019 down 6.2% flat
34 Czechia 41.59 2016 down 3.3% flat
35 Venezuela 41.54 2006 down 1.9% flat
36 Honduras 41.53 2017 down 4.1% falling
37 Portugal 41.51 2016 up 2.6% flat
38 Iceland 41.49 2015 up 0.2% flat
39 Dominican Republic 41.38 2013 up 0.5% falling
40 Slovakia 41.3 2016 down 1.2% flat
41 Bulgaria 41.17 2016 up 0.2% flat
42 Slovenia 41 2016 down 1.1% flat
43 Nepal 40.99 2014 up 17.8% rising
44 South Korea 40.94 2017 down 12.0% falling
45 Croatia 40.61 2016 down 2.1% flat
46 Luxembourg 40.48 2016 up 1.7% flat
47 Romania 40.38 2016 down 2.5% flat
48 Peru 40.38 2016 down 4.4% falling
49 Hungary 40.04 2016 down 3.6% flat
50 Poland 39.87 2016 down 5.6% flat
51 Jamaica 39.86 2002 up 0.5% flat
52 Malta 39.79 2016 up 0.4% flat
53 Brazil 39.78 2020 down 1.8% flat
54 Ghana 39.72 2016 down 14.3% rising
55 Moldova 39.41 2021 up 12.0% rising
56 Spain 39.33 2016 down 2.0% flat
57 Estonia 39.31 2016 down 2.3% flat
58 Latvia 39.26 2016 down 7.7% falling
59 Panama 39.23 2018 down 6.1% falling
60 Sweden 39.14 2016 up 1.2% flat
61 France 39.14 2016 up 1.9% flat
62 Ecuador 38.97 2017 down 6.5% falling
63 Austria 38.86 2003 down 2.3% flat
64 Italy 38.82 2016 down 1.7% flat
65 Finland 38.72 2016 up 0.5% flat
66 United States 38.67 2018 down 1.7% flat
67 Lithuania 38.66 2016 down 3.8% flat
68 Cyprus 38.6 2016 down 7.7% falling
69 United Kingdom 38.35 2016 up 0.7% flat
70 Norway 38.05 2016 up 1.4% flat
71 Germany 37.96 2011 up 1.1% flat
72 Argentina 37.66 2018 down 4.8% falling
73 Kyrgyzstan 37.62 2020 up 7.4% rising
74 Uruguay 37.26 2019 down 6.8% falling
75 Denmark 37.03 2016 down 2.9% flat
76 Belgium 36.3 2003 down 5.5% flat
77 Ireland 35.48 2016 down 2.2% flat
78 Netherlands 33.68 2016 up 0.5% rising
79 Georgia 32.99 2013 down 8.2% falling
80 Puerto Rico 3.64 2005 down 2.9% flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,074 data points, 1970–2021
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