Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with no education in India
India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with no education was 29.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with no education in India, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
India recorded 29.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with no education in India peaked at 73.3% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2010.
India ranks 25th 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 30-34 with no education in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.5% | — |
| 1965 | 73.3% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 66.0% | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 70.3% | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 61.4% | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 57.2% | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 50.7% | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 47.8% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 43.1% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.4% | 71.5% | 73.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 68.1% | 66.0% | 70.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 59.3% | 57.2% | 61.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.2% | 47.8% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 36.4% | 43.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 29.5% | 29.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 22 Bangladesh 34.4% compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 33.5% compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 30.5% compare
- 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 28.8% compare
- 27 Ghana 28.5% compare
- 28 Malawi 27.3% 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 30-34 with no education in India?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with no education in India was 29.5% 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 30-34 with no education recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with no education recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2010.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with no education?
- India ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with no education rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. 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 30-34 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with no education