Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in India
India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education was 36.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 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 35-39 with no education in India stood at 36.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in India peaked at 75.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, 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 35-39 with no education in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.6% | — |
| 1965 | 73.3% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 75.4% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 70.3% | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 75.5% | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 59.3% | -21.4% |
| 1990 | 52.0% | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 50.1% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 47.6% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.9% | 73.3% | 74.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 72.8% | 70.3% | 75.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 67.4% | 59.3% | 75.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.1% | 50.1% | 52.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 43.1% | 47.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 20 Congo 41.3% compare
- 21 Mauritania 40.5% compare
- 22 Morocco 38.2% compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 34.5% compare
- 25 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 34.5% compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 33.5% 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 35-39 with no education in India?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in India was 36.4% 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 35-39 with no education recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2010.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education?
- India ranks 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 35-39 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education