Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in India
India: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female was 1.1 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in India, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in India stood at 1.1. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in India peaked at 1.1 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.22, in 1960.
That places India 124th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.22 | — |
| 1965 | 0.29 | +31.8% |
| 1970 | 0.34 | +17.2% |
| 1975 | 0.27 | -20.6% |
| 1980 | 0.47 | +74.1% |
| 1985 | 0.48 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.68 | +41.7% |
| 1995 | 0.63 | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.68 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.89 | +30.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.255 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.305 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.475 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.655 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.785 | 0.68 | 0.89 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in India?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in India was 1.1 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 55-59, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 in 1960.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female?
- India ranks 124th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 55-59, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 55-59.