Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in India
India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 17.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in India, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
India recorded 17.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in 2010.
That represents a change of up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in India peaked at 17.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1975.
That places India 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.8% | — |
| 1965 | 6.3% | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | +55.6% |
| 1975 | 5.2% | -46.6% |
| 1980 | 7.2% | +38.4% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | +86.7% |
| 1990 | 13.8% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | +29.3% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.5% | 5.2% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 7.2% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 13.8% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 14.9% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 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 20-24 with primary in India?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in India was 17.8% 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 20-24 with primary recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1975.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
- India ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary