Table 5 Share of employed individuals (aged 25 to 64) working part-time and reasons for working part-time in 2011 (in %)
From: The German labor market after the Great Recession: successful reforms and future challenges
Germany | EU-27 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
Part-time1 | 26.3 | 8.1 | 47.4 | 17.7 | 6.6 | 30.9 |
Reasons for working part-time | ||||||
Undergoing education or training | 4.6 | 15.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 2.1 |
Looking after children or incapacitated adults | 24.7 | 4 | 28.3 | 26.4 | 5.3 | 31.6 |
Other family or personal reasons | 26.4 | 7.6 | 29.5 | 17.4 | 10 | 19.2 |
Involuntary part-time employment2 | 17.1 | 32.5 | 14.5 | 25.8 | 39.7 | 22.4 |