Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt

Egypt: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 46.53 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
46.53
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
6th
of 79 countries
All-time high
46.53
in 2019
All-time low
36.06
in 2005
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt, 1988–2019

010203040501988200320191988: 39.51998: 36.82005: 36.12007: 44.92008: 44.62009: 45.82010: 45.72011: 44.42012: 44.82013: 44.92014: 45.32015: 46.22016: 432017: 43.72018: 45.82019: 46.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 46.53 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt peaked at 46.53 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.06, in 2005.

Egypt ranks 6th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 39.48 39.48 39.48 1
1990s 36.82 36.82 36.82 1
2000s 42.84 36.06 45.78 4
2010s 45.05 42.97 46.53 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 3 Bangladesh 48.74 compare
  2. 4 India 47.6 compare
  3. 5 Pakistan 46.87 compare
  4. 7 Namibia 46.5 compare
  5. 8 Bolivia 45.78 compare
  6. 9 Cambodia 45.69 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt was 46.53 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 46.53 in 2019.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 36.06 in 2005.
How does Egypt rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Egypt ranks 6th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
80 places, 1,109 data points, 1970–2021
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