Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in India
India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with no education was 23.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in India, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in India stood at 23.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in India peaked at 71.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2010.
That places India 23rd 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 population age 25-29 with no education in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.5% | — |
| 1965 | 65.5% | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 66.0% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 58.5% | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 61.4% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 52.7% | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 47.9% | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 42.6% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 36.4% | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | -19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.5% | 65.5% | 71.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 62.2% | 58.5% | 66.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 57.0% | 52.7% | 61.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 42.6% | 47.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 29.5% | 36.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 20 Haiti 28.5% compare
- 21 Lao People's Democratic Republic 27.6% compare
- 22 Mauritania 24.5% compare
- 24 Ghana 23.5% compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 22.7% compare
- 26 Bangladesh 22.4% compare
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 25-29 with no education in India?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in India was 23.8% 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 25-29 with no education recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2010.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education?
- India ranks 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. 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 25-29 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with no education