Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) rose 1.75% to 70.4% in South Sudan in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) in South Sudan reached an all time high of 72.5% in 2019 and an all time low of 69.2% in 2020. When compared to South Sudan's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) in Central African Republic amounted to 63.3%, 72.3% in Ethiopia, 28.7% in Sudan and 64.2% in Uganda in 2021.
South Sudan has been ranked 15th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old), 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cameroon | % | 70.6% | 70.6% | 70.7% | 70.7% | 70.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 63.6% | 63.7% | 63.8% | 63.9% | 63.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 50.4% | 49.8% | 49.1% | 48.5% | 48.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 62.4% | 62.4% | 62.5% | 62.5% | 62.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 22.8% | 23.2% | 22.3% | 18.5% | 15.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 72.9% | 72.9% | 72.9% | 73.0% | 73.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 74.5% | 74.6% | 74.6% | 74.7% | 74.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 71.4% | 71.4% | 71.6% | 71.9% | 72.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 83.8% | 83.8% | 83.9% | 83.9% | 84.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | 20.8% | 20.9% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 72.1% | 72.2% | 72.3% | 72.4% | 72.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 29.2% | 29.3% | 29.4% | 29.5% | 29.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 66.0% | 66.1% | 66.2% | 66.4% | 66.5% |
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