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

Countries reporting
82
Highest
52.84
India
Lowest
3.64
Puerto Rico
Median
41.34
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,081

What the numbers show

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 52.84 in India; the lowest is 3.64 in Puerto Rico.

The median across all reporting countries is 41.34, and the mean is 41.14.

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

Over the past decade 33 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 Kosovo 43.5 2014 up 9.8% rising
20 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 43.5 2014 up 9.8% rising
22 Costa Rica 43.28 2016 down 5.4% flat
23 Nicaragua 43.17 2014 down 6.6% falling
24 Chile 43.02 2017 down 3.4% falling
25 Bolivia 42.87 2017 down 5.1% flat
26 Albania 42.78 2019 up 0.8% rising
27 South Africa 42.63 2020 down 2.8% flat
28 Mexico 42.62 2020 up 0.4% flat
29 Thailand 42.4 2021 down 7.9% flat
30 Mauritius 42.32 2012 up 0.8% flat
31 Belize 42.31 1999 up 0.1% flat
32 Greece 42.25 2016 up 0.0% flat
33 Tunisia 42.25 2015 down 8.3% flat
34 Palestine 41.96 2008 down 7.7% falling
35 Indonesia 41.85 2019 down 6.2% flat
36 Czechia 41.59 2016 down 3.3% flat
37 Venezuela 41.54 2006 down 1.9% flat
38 Honduras 41.53 2017 down 4.1% falling
39 Portugal 41.51 2016 up 2.6% flat
40 Iceland 41.49 2015 up 0.2% flat
41 Dominican Republic 41.38 2013 up 0.5% falling
42 Slovakia 41.3 2016 down 1.2% flat
43 Bulgaria 41.17 2016 up 0.2% flat
44 Slovenia 41 2016 down 1.1% flat
45 Nepal 40.99 2014 up 17.8% rising
46 South Korea 40.94 2017 down 12.0% falling
47 Croatia 40.61 2016 down 2.1% flat
48 Luxembourg 40.48 2016 up 1.7% flat
49 Romania 40.38 2016 down 2.5% flat
50 Peru 40.38 2016 down 4.4% falling
51 Hungary 40.04 2016 down 3.6% flat
52 Poland 39.87 2016 down 5.6% flat
53 Jamaica 39.86 2002 up 0.5% flat
54 Malta 39.79 2016 up 0.4% flat
55 Brazil 39.78 2020 down 1.8% flat
56 Ghana 39.72 2016 down 14.3% rising
57 Moldova 39.41 2021 up 12.0% rising
58 Spain 39.33 2016 down 2.0% flat
59 Estonia 39.31 2016 down 2.3% flat
60 Latvia 39.26 2016 down 7.7% falling
61 Panama 39.23 2018 down 6.1% falling
62 Sweden 39.14 2016 up 1.2% flat
63 France 39.14 2016 up 1.9% flat
64 Ecuador 38.97 2017 down 6.5% falling
65 Austria 38.86 2003 down 2.3% flat
66 Italy 38.82 2016 down 1.7% flat
67 Finland 38.72 2016 up 0.5% flat
68 United States 38.67 2018 down 1.7% flat
69 Lithuania 38.66 2016 down 3.8% flat
70 Cyprus 38.6 2016 down 7.7% falling
71 United Kingdom 38.35 2016 up 0.7% flat
72 Norway 38.05 2016 up 1.4% flat
73 Germany 37.96 2011 up 1.1% flat
74 Argentina 37.66 2018 down 4.8% falling
75 Kyrgyzstan 37.62 2020 up 7.4% rising
76 Uruguay 37.26 2019 down 6.8% falling
77 Denmark 37.03 2016 down 2.9% flat
78 Belgium 36.3 2003 down 5.5% flat
79 Ireland 35.48 2016 down 2.2% flat
80 Netherlands 33.68 2016 up 0.5% rising
81 Georgia 32.99 2013 down 8.2% falling
82 Puerto Rico 3.64 2005 down 2.9% flat

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,081 data points, 1970–2021
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