Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in India
India: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total was 4.12 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in India, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
India recorded 4.12 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in India peaked at 4.12 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.22, in 1960.
India ranks 69th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.22 | — |
| 1965 | 0.3 | +36.4% |
| 1970 | 0.46 | +53.3% |
| 1975 | 0.91 | +97.8% |
| 1980 | 1.07 | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 1.18 | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 1.38 | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 2.05 | +48.6% |
| 2000 | 3.17 | +54.6% |
| 2005 | 3.6 | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 4.12 | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.685 | 0.46 | 0.91 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.07 | 1.18 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.71 | 1.38 | 2.05 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.38 | 3.17 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.12 | 4.12 | 4.12 | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.732 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.75 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22.14 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0911 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in India?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in India was 4.12 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.12 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 in 1960.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total?
- India ranks 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 secondary schooling, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 20-24.