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
61st
of 82 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 61st out of 82 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.

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

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama, 1991 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1991 41.66 —
1995 42.69 +2.5%
1997 43.17 +1.1%
1998 42.96 -0.5%
1999 42.8 -0.4%
2000 42.58 -0.5%
2001 42.66 +0.2%
2002 42.24 -1.0%
2003 42.44 +0.5%
2004 41.66 -1.8%
2005 41.62 -0.1%
2006 41.56 -0.1%
2007 41.56 -0.0%
2008 41.77 +0.5%
2009 41.53 -0.6%
2010 41.49 -0.1%
2011 42.6 +2.7%
2012 40.51 -4.9%
2015 41.15 +1.6%
2016 40.61 -1.3%
2017 40.19 -1.0%
2018 39.23 -2.4%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 39.23 is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.26, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 39.23 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.54, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

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. 58 Spain 39.33 compare
  2. 59 Estonia 39.31 compare
  3. 60 Latvia 39.26 compare
  4. 62 Sweden 39.14 compare
  5. 63 France 39.14 compare
  6. 64 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 61st out of 82 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
82 places, 1,081 data points, 1970–2021
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