Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in India

India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 38.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
38.6%
World rank
71st
of 144 countries
All-time high
38.6%
in 2010
All-time low
0.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in India, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 0.171965: 0.231970: 0.291975: 0.561980: 0.681985: 0.651990: 0.841995: 9.62000: 29.22005: 33.32010: 38.6

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in India stood at 38.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in India peaked at 38.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1960.

India ranks 71st of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in India, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in India, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.2%
1965 0.2% +35.3%
1970 0.3% +26.1%
1975 0.6% +93.1%
1980 0.7% +21.4%
1985 0.7% -4.4%
1990 0.8% +29.2%
1995 9.6% +1044.0%
2000 29.2% +204.0%
2005 33.3% +14.0%
2010 38.6% +16.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
1970s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 2
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
1990s 5.2% 0.8% 9.6% 2
2000s 31.2% 29.2% 33.3% 2
2010s 38.6% 38.6% 38.6% 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 68 Spain 40.6% compare
  2. 69 El Salvador 40.5% compare
  3. 70 Egypt 40.1% compare
  4. 72 United States of America 37.6% compare
  5. 73 Colombia 37.0% compare
  6. 74 Gabon 36.9% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More education data for India

All data for India →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in India?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in India was 38.6% 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 secondary recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1960.
How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
India ranks 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in India. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-20-24-with-secondary-schooling-completed-secondary/india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-20-24-with-secondary-schooling-completed-secondary/india/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in India</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary