Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in India
India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education was 9.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in India, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
India recorded 9.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in India peaked at 66.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2010.
India ranks 40th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.4% | — |
| 1965 | 66.0% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 56.1% | -15.0% |
| 1975 | 61.4% | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 54.3% | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 47.9% | -11.7% |
| 1990 | 42.2% | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 36.4% | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 29.5% | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -62.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.2% | 66.0% | 66.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 58.8% | 56.1% | 61.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 47.9% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 39.3% | 36.4% | 42.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 23.8% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in India?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in India was 9.1% 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 20-24 with no education recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2010.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education?
- India ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. 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 population age 20-24 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education