Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in India
India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. was 10.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 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 55-59 with primary schooling. in India stood at 10.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in India peaked at 10.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1980.
That places India 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 55-59 with primary schooling. in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.0% | — |
| 1965 | 5.1% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 5.2% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 4.3% | -18.5% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | -26.2% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | +40.2% |
| 1990 | 6.3% | +42.7% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 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 55-59 with primary schooling. in India?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in India was 10.9% 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 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1980.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling.?
- India ranks 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary