Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in India
India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 42.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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 population age 25+ with no education in India is 42.3%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in India peaked at 75.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2010.
India ranks 23rd of 144 countries on this measure, 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+ with no education in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.5% | — |
| 1965 | 73.2% | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 72.2% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 72.1% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 64.9% | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 57.6% | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 54.8% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 50.8% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.3% | 73.2% | 75.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 72.2% | 72.1% | 72.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 68.7% | 64.9% | 72.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 54.8% | 57.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 47.0% | 50.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 42.3% | 42.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 20 Eswatini 44.8% compare
- 21 Mauritania 44.6% compare
- 22 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 44.2% compare
- 24 Bangladesh 42.0% compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 40.8% compare
- 26 Egypt 37.4% compare
More education data for India
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in India?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in India was 42.3% 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+ with no education recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2010.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
- India ranks 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with no education