Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in India
India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education was 72.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in India, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in India is 72.4%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in India peaked at 93.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 2010.
That places India 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 93.0% | — |
| 1965 | 91.5% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 89.6% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 89.0% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 88.2% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 85.6% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 81.6% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 80.4% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 79.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 72.4% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.2% | 91.5% | 93.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 89.3% | 89.0% | 89.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 86.9% | 85.6% | 88.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 81.0% | 80.4% | 81.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 75.4% | 79.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 72.4% | 72.4% | 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 50-54 with no education in India?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in India was 72.4% 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 50-54 with no education recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 2010.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education?
- India ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 50-54 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education