Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Egypt, Arab Republic of

Egypt, Arab Republic of: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.4% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
6th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2019
All-time low
0.3%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Egypt, Arab Republic of, 1988–2019

00.10.20.30.41988200320191988: 0.295 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.283 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.321 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.36 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.362 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.391 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.374 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.344 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.35 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.338 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.339 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.35 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.309 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.334 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.369 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.426 % 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 in Egypt, Arab Republic of is 0.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Egypt, Arab Republic of peaked at 0.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.

Egypt, Arab Republic of ranks 6th of 80 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 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Egypt, Arab Republic of?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Egypt, Arab Republic of was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Egypt, Arab Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Egypt, Arab Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
How does Egypt, Arab Republic of rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Egypt, Arab Republic of ranks 6th out of 80 countries with data for 2019.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Egypt, Arab Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt, Arab Republic 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, 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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