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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in India is 17.8%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in India peaked at 21.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1975.
That places India 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.1% | — |
| 1965 | 15.6% | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 21.5% | +38.2% |
| 1975 | 10.2% | -52.6% |
| 1980 | 12.0% | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 16.7% | +38.8% |
| 1990 | 16.0% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | +22.6% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.8% | 15.6% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.8% | 10.2% | 21.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 12.0% | 16.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 16.0% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 15.5% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 45 Türkiye 20.9% compare
- 46 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.1% compare
- 47 Maldives 18.5% compare
- 49 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 17.2% compare
- 50 Mozambique 17.1% compare
- 51 Panama 17.1% compare
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 21.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1975.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
- India ranks 48th 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 14.7%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)