Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama

Panama: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education was 39.23 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
39.23
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
59th
of 80 countries
All-time high
43.17
in 1997
All-time low
39.23
in 2018
Years of data
22
1991–2018

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama, 1991–2018

0102030401991200420181991: 41.71995: 42.71997: 43.21998: 431999: 42.82000: 42.62001: 42.72002: 42.22003: 42.42004: 41.72005: 41.62006: 41.62007: 41.62008: 41.82009: 41.52010: 41.52011: 42.62012: 40.52015: 41.12016: 40.62017: 40.22018: 39.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Panama recorded 39.23 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama peaked at 43.17 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 39.23, in 2018.

That places Panama 59th out of 80 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.66 41.66 43.17 5
2000s 41.96 41.53 42.66 10
2010s 40.83 39.23 42.6 7

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 56 Spain 39.33 compare
  2. 57 Estonia 39.31 compare
  3. 58 Latvia 39.26 compare
  4. 60 Sweden 39.14 compare
  5. 61 France 39.14 compare
  6. 62 Ecuador 38.97 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama was 39.23 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 43.17 in 1997.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 39.23 in 2018.
How does Panama rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Panama ranks 59th out of 80 countries with data for 2018.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
81 places, 1,074 data points, 1970–2021
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