South Africa - Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)

Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in South Africa was 25.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 25.83 in 2020, while its lowest value was 13.41 in 2007.

Definition: Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2000 18.86
2001 17.99
2002 14.59
2003 16.08
2004 14.39
2005 15.62
2006 14.61
2007 13.41
2008 20.12
2009 21.27
2010 20.26
2011 18.40
2012 20.33
2013 20.49
2014 19.30
2015 19.99
2016 20.30
2017 20.70
2018 20.86
2019 20.01
2020 25.83

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: More and more women are working part-time and one of the concern is that part time work does not provide the stability that full time work does.

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity