Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in India

India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary was 4.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
4.8%
World rank
90th
of 144 countries
All-time high
7.3%
in 1970
All-time low
2.2%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in India, 1960–2010

24681960198520101960: 3.51965: 6.21970: 7.31975: 5.11980: 2.21985: 5.81990: 6.31995: 5.92000: 3.22005: 4.52010: 4.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

India recorded 4.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in 2010.

The figure is up 47.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in India peaked at 7.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1980.

That places India 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in India, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary in India, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 3.5%
1965 6.2% +76.0%
1970 7.3% +19.2%
1975 5.1% -31.1%
1980 2.2% -57.3%
1985 5.8% +166.2%
1990 6.3% +9.4%
1995 5.9% -5.9%
2000 3.2% -45.3%
2005 4.5% +38.3%
2010 4.8% +6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.8% 3.5% 6.2% 2
1970s 6.2% 5.1% 7.3% 2
1980s 4.0% 2.2% 5.8% 2
1990s 6.1% 5.9% 6.3% 2
2000s 3.9% 3.2% 4.5% 2
2010s 4.8% 4.8% 4.8% 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 87 Egypt 5.4% compare
  2. 88 Tonga 5.1% compare
  3. 89 Ghana 5.0% compare
  4. 91 Cote d'Ivoire 4.5% compare
  5. 92 Italy 4.4% compare
  6. 93 Bahrain 4.4% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More reference data data for India

All data for India →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in India?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in India was 4.8% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1980.
How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
India ranks 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in India. Statizoid. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-female-population-age-60-64-with-primary-schooling-incompleted/india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-female-population-age-60-64-with-primary-schooling-incompleted/india/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in India</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed