Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in India
India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 18.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in India, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
India recorded 18.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in India peaked at 30.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 1980.
That places India 60th 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.0% | — |
| 1965 | 17.1% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 30.1% | +76.1% |
| 1975 | 30.1% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 15.4% | -48.6% |
| 1985 | 19.8% | +28.1% |
| 1990 | 20.2% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 26.2% | +30.1% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +40.8% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -36.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.1% | 17.0% | 17.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 30.1% | 30.1% | 30.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.6% | 15.4% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 20.2% | 26.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 20.3% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 57 Netherlands 18.9% compare
- 58 El Salvador 18.7% compare
- 59 Maldives 18.4% compare
- 61 Uganda 16.8% compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 16.8% compare
- 63 Tajikistan 16.5% 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in India?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in India was 18.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 1980.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- India ranks 60th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary