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

Greece: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
11th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2014
All-time low
0.2%
in 1984
Years of data
14
1984–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim in Greece, 1984–2016

00.10.20.30.41984200020161984: 0.188 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.287 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.292 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.313 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.289 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.29 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.232 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.216 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.205 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.222 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.324 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.393 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.385 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.369 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim in Greece stood at 0.4%.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim in Greece peaked at 0.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1984.

Greece ranks 11th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 6
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim in Greece?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim in Greece was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1984.
How does Greece rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim?
Greece ranks 11th out of 79 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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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About this data

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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