Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in India

India: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 72.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
72.7%
World rank
34th
of 144 countries
All-time high
86.4%
in 1980
All-time low
72.7%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in India, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 83.31965: 78.41970: 75.41975: 80.41980: 86.41985: 80.31990: 72.81995: 74.92000: 762005: 75.32010: 72.7

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

Analysis

India recorded 72.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in India peaked at 86.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2010.

India ranks 34th 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 75+ with no education in India, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in India, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 83.3%
1965 78.4% -5.8%
1970 75.4% -3.9%
1975 80.4% +6.7%
1980 86.4% +7.4%
1985 80.3% -7.1%
1990 72.8% -9.3%
1995 74.9% +2.9%
2000 76.0% +1.5%
2005 75.3% -0.9%
2010 72.7% -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 80.9% 78.4% 83.3% 2
1970s 77.9% 75.4% 80.4% 2
1980s 83.3% 80.3% 86.4% 2
1990s 73.9% 72.8% 74.9% 2
2000s 75.7% 75.3% 76.0% 2
2010s 72.7% 72.7% 72.7% 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 31 Cameroon 75.0% compare
  2. 32 Singapore 73.6% compare
  3. 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 73.0% compare
  4. 35 Ghana 72.0% compare
  5. 36 Egypt 71.1% compare
  6. 37 Myanmar 71.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in India?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in India was 72.7% 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 75+ 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 75+ with no education recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2010.
How does India rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
India ranks 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 75+ with no education