Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.2% in 2008. ▼ Falling

Latest (2008)
0.2%
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
43rd
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 2002
Years of data
11
1998–2008

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Palestine, State of, 1998–2008

00.050.10.150.20.251998200320081998: 0.237 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.194 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.164 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.173 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.126 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.158 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.21 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.186 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.184 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.191 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.175 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2008, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Palestine, State of stood at 0.2%.

The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.

Palestine, State of ranks 43rd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Palestine, State of, 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 Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2008.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1998 0.2%
1999 0.2% -18.1%
2000 0.2% -15.4%
2001 0.2% +5.4%
2002 0.1% -27.0%
2003 0.2% +25.0%
2004 0.2% +33.2%
2005 0.2% -11.6%
2006 0.2% -0.8%
2007 0.2% +3.8%
2008 0.2% -8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 9

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 40 Belize 0.2%
  2. 41 Luxembourg 0.2% compare
  3. 42 Argentina 0.2%
  4. 44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2%
  5. 45 France 0.2% compare
  6. 46 Portugal 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 Palestine, State of?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Palestine, State of was 0.2% in 2008, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
How does Palestine, State of rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Palestine, State of ranks 43rd out of 82 countries with data for 2008.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of 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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