Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in India
India: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female was 0.19 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in India, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
India recorded 0.19 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in India peaked at 0.19 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
India ranks 92nd 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 25+, female in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0.01 | — |
| 1970 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 0.05 | +66.7% |
| 1990 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1995 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 0.18 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.16 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.19 | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.005 | 0 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.015 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43.90 million (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in India?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in India was 0.19 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 25+, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female?
- India ranks 92nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 25.