Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below by country
Countries reporting
79
Highest
50.1
Jordan
Lowest
3.42
Puerto Rico
Median
40
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,109
What the numbers show
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 50.1 in Jordan; the lowest is 3.42 in Puerto Rico.
The median across all reporting countries is 40, and the mean is 39.38.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 60.0%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 20.6%).
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 50.1 | 2016 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 2 | Mongolia | 49.86 | 2011 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 48.74 | 2016 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 4 | India | 47.6 | 2019 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 5 | Pakistan | 46.87 | 2020 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 6 | Egypt | 46.53 | 2019 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 7 | Namibia | 46.5 | 2015 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 8 | Bolivia | 45.78 | 2017 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 9 | Cambodia | 45.69 | 2012 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 45.4 | 2016 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 11 | Turkey | 45.26 | 2019 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 12 | Tunisia | 45.18 | 2015 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 13 | Nigeria | 43.8 | 2018 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 43.7 | 2021 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 15 | Belize | 43.42 | 1999 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 16 | Mexico | 43.08 | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 17 | El Salvador | 42.71 | 2017 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 18 | South Korea | 42.39 | 2017 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 19 | Chile | 42.27 | 2017 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 20 | Croatia | 42.23 | 2016 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 21 | Guatemala | 42.2 | 2011 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 22 | South Africa | 42.18 | 2020 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 23 | Nepal | 42.15 | 2014 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 42.11 | 2016 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 25 | Poland | 42.1 | 2016 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 26 | Palestine | 41.91 | 2008 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 41.79 | 2014 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 41.65 | 2016 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 41.08 | 2013 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 30 | Tanzania | 41.07 | 2020 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 31 | Venezuela | 41.07 | 2006 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 32 | Mauritius | 40.97 | 2012 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 33 | Paraguay | 40.75 | 2017 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 34 | Thailand | 40.73 | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 35 | Portugal | 40.66 | 2016 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 36 | Malta | 40.4 | 2016 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 40.33 | 2015 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 38 | Philippines | 40.08 | 2019 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 39 | Czechia | 40 | 2016 | up 60.0% | flat |
| 39 | Slovakia | 40 | 2016 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 41 | Jamaica | 39.61 | 2002 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 42 | Slovenia | 39.55 | 2013 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 43 | Austria | 39.27 | 2003 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 44 | Hungary | 39.17 | 2016 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 45 | Albania | 39.16 | 2019 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 46 | Argentina | 38.93 | 2018 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 47 | Brazil | 38.67 | 2020 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 38.63 | 2016 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 49 | Spain | 38.39 | 2016 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 50 | Indonesia | 38.33 | 2019 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 51 | Cyprus | 38.02 | 2016 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 52 | Norway | 37.97 | 2016 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 53 | Honduras | 37.97 | 2017 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 37.72 | 2016 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 55 | Ecuador | 37.64 | 2017 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 37.6 | 2016 | — | flat |
| 57 | United States | 37.49 | 2018 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 58 | Italy | 37.31 | 2016 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 59 | Ghana | 37.22 | 2016 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 60 | Uganda | 37.21 | 2016 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 61 | Romania | 37.15 | 2016 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 62 | Estonia | 37.09 | 2016 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 63 | Sweden | 36.91 | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 64 | Uruguay | 36.83 | 2019 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 65 | Iceland | 35.93 | 2015 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 66 | Ireland | 35.63 | 2016 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 67 | Peru | 35.28 | 2016 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 68 | Belgium | 34.61 | 2003 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 69 | France | 34.57 | 2016 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 70 | Rwanda | 33.78 | 2021 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 71 | Germany | 33.44 | 2011 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 72 | Moldova | 33.42 | 2021 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 73 | Lithuania | 32.66 | 2016 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 74 | Denmark | 32.41 | 2016 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 75 | Netherlands | 32.3 | 2016 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 76 | Panama | 31.43 | 2018 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 29.67 | 2020 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 78 | Georgia | 28.63 | 2013 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 79 | Puerto Rico | 3.42 | 2005 | down 4.5% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 44.17