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

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

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2003
All-time low
0.3%
in 2021
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.10.20.30.41996200820211996: 0.388 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.398 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.405 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.421 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.403 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.433 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.408 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.419 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.401 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.386 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.382 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.39 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.38 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.376 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.356 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.339 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.342 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.336 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.324 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.327 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.302 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.302 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim in Colombia is 0.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim in Colombia peaked at 0.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.

That places Colombia 19th out of 79 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 8
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 16 Paraguay 0.3% compare
  2. 17 El Salvador 0.3% compare
  3. 18 Mexico 0.3% compare
  4. 20 Tanzania 0.3% compare
  5. 21 Guatemala 0.3% compare
  6. 22 Tunisia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim in Colombia?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim in Colombia 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, prim recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
How does Colombia rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim?
Colombia ranks 19th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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, primary education and below (% of employed population with low 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, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
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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