Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in India

India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education was 62.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
62.5%
World rank
32nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
86.4%
in 1980
All-time low
62.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in India, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 83.31965: 78.91970: 75.41975: 80.61980: 86.41985: 81.61990: 70.71995: 752000: 73.12005: 71.42010: 62.5

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

Analysis

India recorded 62.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in India peaked at 86.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 2010.

India ranks 32nd 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 population age 65-69 with no education in India, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in India, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 83.3%
1965 78.9% -5.3%
1970 75.4% -4.4%
1975 80.6% +6.9%
1980 86.4% +7.2%
1985 81.6% -5.5%
1990 70.7% -13.4%
1995 75.0% +6.1%
2000 73.1% -2.5%
2005 71.4% -2.3%
2010 62.5% -12.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 81.1% 78.9% 83.3% 2
1970s 78.0% 75.4% 80.6% 2
1980s 84.0% 81.6% 86.4% 2
1990s 72.8% 70.7% 75.0% 2
2000s 72.2% 71.4% 73.1% 2
2010s 62.5% 62.5% 62.5% 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 29 Mauritania 63.1% compare
  2. 30 Haiti 63.1% compare
  3. 31 Egypt 62.6% compare
  4. 33 Laos 59.7% compare
  5. 34 Ghana 59.5% compare
  6. 35 Bangladesh 58.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in India?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in India was 62.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 1980.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 2010.
How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education?
India ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 population age 65-69 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 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 population age 65-69 with no education