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

Countries reporting
81
Highest
50.1
Jordan
Lowest
3.42
Puerto Rico
Median
40
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,116

What the numbers show

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below is currently reported for 81 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 39.5.

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

Over the past decade 26 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 44.17 2014 up 38.4% rising
13 Kosovo 44.17 2014 up 38.4% rising
15 Nigeria 43.8 2018 down 8.3% rising
16 Colombia 43.7 2021 down 5.1% falling
17 Belize 43.42 1999 down 3.8% falling
18 Mexico 43.08 2020 up 0.6% flat
19 El Salvador 42.71 2017 down 3.2% falling
20 South Korea 42.39 2017 down 12.5% falling
21 Chile 42.27 2017 down 5.8% falling
22 Croatia 42.23 2016 up 3.1% rising
23 Guatemala 42.2 2011 down 9.7% falling
24 South Africa 42.18 2020 down 5.9% flat
25 Nepal 42.15 2014 up 35.6% rising
26 Costa Rica 42.11 2016 down 7.4% flat
27 Poland 42.1 2016 down 2.9% rising
28 Palestine 41.91 2008 down 6.4% falling
29 Nicaragua 41.79 2014 down 8.5% falling
30 Latvia 41.65 2016 down 2.1% flat
31 Dominican Republic 41.08 2013 down 3.3% falling
32 Tanzania 41.07 2020 down 20.6% flat
33 Venezuela 41.07 2006 down 4.0% falling
34 Mauritius 40.97 2012 up 2.8% flat
35 Paraguay 40.75 2017 down 1.7% falling
36 Thailand 40.73 2021 down 11.6% falling
37 Portugal 40.66 2016 down 1.9% falling
38 Malta 40.4 2016 up 3.8% flat
39 Sri Lanka 40.33 2015 down 1.3% flat
40 Philippines 40.08 2019 up 5.1% flat
41 Czechia 40 2016 up 60.0% flat
41 Slovakia 40 2016 down 10.0% falling
43 Jamaica 39.61 2002 up 0.2% flat
44 Slovenia 39.55 2013 down 4.4% falling
45 Austria 39.27 2003 down 2.2% flat
46 Hungary 39.17 2016 up 1.8% falling
47 Albania 39.16 2019 down 2.8% flat
48 Argentina 38.93 2018 up 5.5% rising
49 Brazil 38.67 2020 down 2.5% falling
50 Bulgaria 38.63 2016 down 4.7% falling
51 Spain 38.39 2016 down 8.2% flat
52 Indonesia 38.33 2019 down 6.7% rising
53 Cyprus 38.02 2016 down 9.9% falling
54 Norway 37.97 2016 up 13.0% flat
55 Honduras 37.97 2017 down 7.4% falling
56 Luxembourg 37.72 2016 up 0.5% falling
57 Ecuador 37.64 2017 down 5.8% falling
58 United Kingdom 37.6 2016 — flat
59 United States 37.49 2018 down 1.7% flat
60 Italy 37.31 2016 down 6.6% flat
61 Ghana 37.22 2016 down 7.5% rising
62 Uganda 37.21 2016 up 32.7% rising
63 Romania 37.15 2016 down 6.6% falling
64 Estonia 37.09 2016 down 5.9% falling
65 Sweden 36.91 2016 up 0.8% flat
66 Uruguay 36.83 2019 down 8.8% falling
67 Iceland 35.93 2015 down 7.8% flat
68 Ireland 35.63 2016 down 2.7% falling
69 Peru 35.28 2016 down 4.5% falling
70 Belgium 34.61 2003 down 7.9% falling
71 France 34.57 2016 down 4.7% falling
72 Rwanda 33.78 2021 up 24.9% falling
73 Germany 33.44 2011 down 5.9% falling
74 Moldova 33.42 2021 up 9.5% rising
75 Lithuania 32.66 2016 down 20.5% falling
76 Denmark 32.41 2016 up 3.0% flat
77 Netherlands 32.3 2016 down 3.8% flat
78 Panama 31.43 2018 down 14.3% falling
79 Kyrgyzstan 29.67 2020 down 3.9% flat
80 Georgia 28.63 2013 down 16.4% falling
81 Puerto Rico 3.42 2005 down 4.5% flat

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,116 data points, 1970–2021
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