Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in India
India: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female was 2.57 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in India, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
India recorded 2.57 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in India peaked at 2.57 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.45, in 1960.
India ranks 127th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.45 | — |
| 1965 | 0.56 | +24.4% |
| 1970 | 0.72 | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 0.82 | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 0.93 | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 1.21 | +30.1% |
| 1990 | 1.53 | +26.4% |
| 1995 | 1.66 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 2.26 | +36.1% |
| 2005 | 2.23 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.57 | +15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.505 | 0.45 | 0.56 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.82 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 0.93 | 1.21 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.59 | 1.53 | 1.66 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.25 | 2.23 | 2.26 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.57 | 2.57 | 2.57 | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.76 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68.40 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.89 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2585 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in India?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in India was 2.57 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 in 1960.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female?
- India ranks 127th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 15.