Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in India

India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary was 1.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
1.4%
World rank
118th
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 1990
All-time low
0.6%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in India, 1960–2010

0.511.521960198520101960: 0.71965: 1.11970: 1.61975: 1.11980: 0.611985: 1.21990: 21995: 1.72000: 1.22005: 1.32010: 1.4

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in India is 1.4%, measured in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in India peaked at 2.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1980.

That places India 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in India, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in India, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.7%
1965 1.1% +58.6%
1970 1.6% +44.1%
1975 1.1% -31.2%
1980 0.6% -44.5%
1985 1.2% +103.3%
1990 2.0% +62.1%
1995 1.7% -16.4%
2000 1.2% -26.8%
2005 1.3% +7.3%
2010 1.4% +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9% 0.7% 1.1% 2
1970s 1.4% 1.1% 1.6% 2
1980s 0.9% 0.6% 1.2% 2
1990s 1.8% 1.7% 2.0% 2
2000s 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 2
2010s 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 115 Benin 1.6% compare
  2. 115 Sudan 1.6% compare
  3. 117 Togo 1.5% compare
  4. 119 Burundi 1.3% compare
  5. 120 Algeria 1.2% compare
  6. 121 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in India?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in India was 1.4% 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 75+ with primary recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1980.
How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary?
India ranks 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary