Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in India
India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. was 16.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in India, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
India recorded 16.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in India peaked at 22.1% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1980.
That places India 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in India, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.1% | — |
| 1965 | 22.1% | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 21.1% | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 16.6% | -21.4% |
| 1980 | 11.1% | -33.1% |
| 1985 | 14.0% | +25.9% |
| 1990 | 20.3% | +45.2% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.1% | 20.1% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 18.8% | 16.6% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 11.1% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 16.7% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 16.1% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 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 45-49 with primary schooling. in India?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in India was 16.6% 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 45-49 with primary schooling. recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1980.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling.?
- India ranks 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)