Population, ages 12-16, female in India
India: Population, ages 12-16, female was 58.98 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 12-16, female in India, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 12-16, female in India is 58.98 million, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-16, female in India peaked at 58.99 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 44.78 million, in 1990.
India ranks 1st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.77 million | 44.78 million | 52.51 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.51 million | 53.31 million | 58.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.96 million | 58.86 million | 58.99 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 5.19 million (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.96 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 12-16, female in India?
- Population, ages 12-16, female in India was 58.98 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-16, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 58.99 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-16, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.78 million in 1990.
- How does India rank for population, ages 12-16, female?
- India ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-16, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-16, female is the total number of females age 12-16.