Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in India
India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 12.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in India, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in India is 12.4%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in India peaked at 31.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2010.
India ranks 85th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in India, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.8% | — |
| 1965 | 26.0% | +19.1% |
| 1970 | 31.0% | +19.4% |
| 1975 | 23.5% | -24.3% |
| 1980 | 14.1% | -39.9% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 18.7% | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.9% | 21.8% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 27.2% | 23.5% | 31.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 14.1% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 18.7% | 21.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 17.7% | 22.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in India?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in India was 12.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2010.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- India ranks 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)