Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Rwanda

Rwanda: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 17.3%
World rank
24th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2000
All-time low
0.3%
in 2021
Years of data
8
2000–2021

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Rwanda, 2000–2021

00.20.40.62000201020212000: 0.552 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.275 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.285 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.366 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.376 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.33 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.322 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.266 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 0.3% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Rwanda peaked at 0.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.

Rwanda ranks 24th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Rwanda, 2000 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
2000 0.6% —
2013 0.3% -50.1%
2016 0.3% +3.5%
2017 0.4% +28.4%
2018 0.4% +2.6%
2019 0.3% -12.2%
2020 0.3% -2.3%
2021 0.3% -17.3%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 86% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 5
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

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  5. 26 Mexico 0.3% compare
  6. 27 Albania 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Rwanda?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Rwanda was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
How does Rwanda rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Rwanda ranks 24th out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
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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