Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in India
India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. was 14.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. in India stood at 14.7%.
That represents a change of up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in India peaked at 15.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1980.
India ranks 56th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.6% | — |
| 1965 | 6.3% | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 6.8% | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 5.3% | -21.3% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | -19.2% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | +65.7% |
| 1990 | 10.3% | +44.4% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 4.3% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.3% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.2% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in India?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in India was 14.7% 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 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1980.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.?
- India ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary