Egypt, Arab Rep.: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 4.1 percentage points from 12.55% in 2019. Since 2008 it is down 15.51 percentage points from 32.16% in 2008. The World Bank has no value for 1 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s part time employment, female (% of total female employment) fell 1.43 percentage points on 2023 (from 18.08% to 16.65%).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2023), the average change was −0.18 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 7.73 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.29 percentage points in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 11 percentage points in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep. had the 31st highest value of the 34 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Egypt, Arab Rep. in the 2024 ranking

• Viet Nam — 28th of 34: 20.96%
• South Africa — 29th of 34: 19.76%
• Romania — 30th of 34: 16.9%
• Bulgaria — 32nd of 34: 14.95%
• Kosovo — 33rd of 34: 10.42%
• Montenegro — 34th of 34: 6.08%

What this measures

Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 16 values

Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in nearby economies

• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 41.66% (2024)
• Israel — 43.65% (2024)
• Malta — 42.91% (2024)
• Pakistan — 30.53% (2025)
• West Bank and Gaza — 32.41% (2025)

More social protection & labor data for Egypt, Arab Rep.

• Net migration — -57,305 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 220,033 (2025)
• Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) — 5.95% (2024)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 23.83% (2024)
• Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) — 33.58% (2024)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 70.96% (2024)
• Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 47.96% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s part time employment, female (% of total female employment)?

16.65% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2008?

It is down 15.51 percentage points from 32.16% in 2008. The highest value was 32.16% in 2008 and the lowest 9.92% in 2015.

How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank?

31st highest of 34 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in part time employment, female (% of total female employment) unusual for Egypt, Arab Rep.?

In 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s part time employment, female (% of total female employment) fell 1.43 percentage points on 2023 (from 18.08% to 16.65%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2023), the average change was −0.18 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 7.73 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.PART.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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