Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in India
India: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 829,075 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total 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+, total in India is 829,075, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in India peaked at 829,075 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 266,423, in 1960.
That places India 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 280,740 | 266,423 | 295,056 | 2 |
| 1970s | 352,096 | 330,552 | 373,640 | 2 |
| 1980s | 450,681 | 423,306 | 478,056 | 2 |
| 1990s | 569,613 | 538,715 | 600,511 | 2 |
| 2000s | 711,152 | 672,684 | 749,620 | 2 |
| 2010s | 829,075 | 829,075 | 829,075 | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 5.19 million (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.96 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in India?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in India was 829,075 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+, total recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 829,075 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,423 in 1960.
- How does India rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- India ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.