Average age, above primary education in India

India: Average age, above primary education was 32.21 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
32.21
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
78th
of 105 countries
All-time high
32.21
in 2019
All-time low
29.27
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Average age, above primary education in India, 1983–2019

01020301983200120191983: 29.31987: 29.91993: 30.11999: 312004: 31.52005: 31.52007: 31.62009: 31.42011: 31.52017: 31.62018: 31.92019: 32.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

India recorded 32.21 for average age, above primary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, above primary education in India peaked at 32.21 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.27, in 1983.

That places India 78th out of 105 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 29.56 29.27 29.86 2
1990s 30.52 30.07 30.97 2
2000s 31.5 31.42 31.58 4
2010s 31.82 31.54 32.21 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 75 Uganda 32.81 compare
  2. 76 Ghana 32.43 compare
  3. 77 Bolivia 32.28 compare
  4. 79 Dominican Republic 31.93 compare
  5. 80 Ecuador 31.8 compare
  6. 81 Namibia 31.71 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, above primary education in India?
Average age, above primary education in India was 32.21 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, above primary education recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 32.21 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age, above primary education recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 29.27 in 1983.
How does India rank for average age, above primary education?
India ranks 78th out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age, above primary education rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,441 data points, 1970–2021
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