Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in India

India: Population aged 25-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
25th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51983200120191983: 0.368 % of population with low edcuation1987: 0.375 % of population with low edcuation1993: 0.393 % of population with low edcuation1999: 0.388 % of population with low edcuation2004: 0.402 % of population with low edcuation2005: 0.409 % of population with low edcuation2007: 0.418 % of population with low edcuation2009: 0.426 % of population with low edcuation2011: 0.433 % of population with low edcuation2017: 0.459 % of population with low edcuation2018: 0.462 % of population with low edcuation2019: 0.464 % of population with low edcuation

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low edcuation.

Analysis

In 2019, population aged 25-64, primary education and below in India stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, primary education and below in India peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1983.

India ranks 25th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in India, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of population with low edcuation Change
1983 0.4%
1987 0.4% +2.1%
1993 0.4% +4.6%
1999 0.4% -1.1%
2004 0.4% +3.6%
2005 0.4% +1.7%
2007 0.4% +2.1%
2009 0.4% +1.9%
2011 0.4% +1.6%
2017 0.5% +6.0%
2018 0.5% +0.6%
2019 0.5% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 22 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
  2. 23 Djibouti 0.5% compare
  3. 24 Guatemala 0.5% compare
  4. 26 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  5. 27 Tunisia 0.5% compare
  6. 28 Belgium 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, primary education and below in India?
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in India was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1983.
How does India rank for population aged 25-64, primary education and below?
India ranks 25th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is population aged 25-64, primary education and below rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation)
Unit
% of population with low edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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