Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in India
India: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.27 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in India, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
India recorded 0.27 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in India peaked at 0.27 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1960.
India ranks 86th 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.02 | — |
| 1965 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.06 | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1 | +42.9% |
| 1990 | 0.12 | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.19 | +58.3% |
| 2000 | 0.22 | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.24 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.27 | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.045 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.085 | 0.07 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.155 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in India?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in India was 0.27 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1960.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- India ranks 86th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.