Sri Lanka - Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)

Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Sri Lanka was 33.82 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 38.69 in 2009, while its lowest value was 25.78 in 2012.

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
2009 38.69
2010 34.05
2011 34.69
2012 25.78
2013 30.98
2014 29.31
2015 32.24
2016 29.39
2017 29.97
2018 32.39
2019 33.82

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