Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in India

India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary was 12.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
12.4%
World rank
88th
of 144 countries
All-time high
13.6%
in 1990
All-time low
6.4%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in India, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 6.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 9.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 9.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 8.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 6.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 8.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 13.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 11.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 10.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 11.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 12.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in India stood at 12.4%.

That represents a change of up 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in India peaked at 13.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1980.

India ranks 88th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 45-49 with primary in India, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in India, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 6.8%
1965 9.6% +41.2%
1970 9.6% +0.0%
1975 8.2% -15.1%
1980 6.4% -21.5%
1985 8.5% +33.0%
1990 13.6% +59.9%
1995 11.3% -17.2%
2000 10.5% -6.9%
2005 11.5% +9.2%
2010 12.4% +7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.2% 6.8% 9.6% 2
1970s 8.9% 8.2% 9.6% 2
1980s 7.5% 6.4% 8.5% 2
1990s 12.4% 11.3% 13.6% 2
2000s 11.0% 10.5% 11.5% 2
2010s 12.4% 12.4% 12.4% 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 85 Jamaica 13.3% compare
  2. 86 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.3% compare
  3. 87 Cuba 12.7% compare
  4. 89 Egypt 11.5% compare
  5. 90 Ghana 11.4% compare
  6. 91 Israel 11.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in India?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 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 45-49 with primary recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1980.
How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
India ranks 88th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)