Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) in India
India: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) was 405,900 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female in India, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in India is 405,900, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in India peaked at 405,900 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 129,083, in 1960.
India ranks 2nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 129,083 | — |
| 1965 | 143,057 | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 160,013 | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 180,533 | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 204,436 | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 231,149 | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 260,669 | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 291,052 | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 327,010 | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 365,710 | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 405,900 | +11.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 405,900 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,002, 101.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- India's 405,900 is above the median for South Asia, which is 9,795, 41.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 136,070 | 129,083 | 143,057 | 2 |
| 1970s | 170,273 | 160,013 | 180,533 | 2 |
| 1980s | 217,792 | 204,436 | 231,149 | 2 |
| 1990s | 275,860 | 260,669 | 291,052 | 2 |
| 2000s | 346,360 | 327,010 | 365,710 | 2 |
| 2010s | 405,900 | 405,900 | 405,900 | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.38 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in India?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in India was 405,900 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 405,900 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 129,083 in 1960.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female?
- India ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, female is the female population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.