Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in India

India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education was 88.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
88.2%
World rank
25th
of 144 countries
All-time high
95.7%
in 1960
All-time low
88.2%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in India, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 95.71965: 92.51970: 89.61975: 92.31980: 95.61985: 92.11990: 89.31995: 88.22000: 91.42005: 89.12010: 88.2

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in India stood at 88.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in India peaked at 95.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 88.2%, in 2010.

India ranks 25th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in India, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in India, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 95.7%
1965 92.5% -3.3%
1970 89.6% -3.2%
1975 92.3% +3.0%
1980 95.6% +3.6%
1985 92.1% -3.7%
1990 89.3% -3.0%
1995 88.2% -1.2%
2000 91.4% +3.6%
2005 89.1% -2.5%
2010 88.2% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 94.1% 92.5% 95.7% 2
1970s 90.9% 89.6% 92.3% 2
1980s 93.8% 92.1% 95.6% 2
1990s 88.8% 88.2% 89.3% 2
2000s 90.3% 89.1% 91.4% 2
2010s 88.2% 88.2% 88.2% 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 22 Papua New Guinea 88.6% compare
  2. 23 Bahrain 88.5% compare
  3. 24 Tunisia 88.2% compare
  4. 26 Mali 87.9% compare
  5. 27 Togo 85.7% compare
  6. 28 Cameroon 85.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in India?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in India was 88.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 88.2% in 2010.
How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education?
India ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education