Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India

India: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
67th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 1993
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India, 1983–2019

00.010.020.030.040.051983200120191983: 0.028 % of labor force with low education in working age1987: 0.032 % of labor force with low education in working age1993: 0.019 % of labor force with low education in working age1999: 0.027 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.028 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.029 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.027 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.022 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.023 % of labor force with low education in working age2017: 0.05 % of labor force with low education in working age2018: 0.049 % of labor force with low education in working age2019: 0.049 % of labor force with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with low education in working age.

Analysis

India recorded 0.0% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 121.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India peaked at 0.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1993.

India ranks 67th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1983 0.0%
1987 0.0% +14.2%
1993 0.0% -40.8%
1999 0.0% +42.0%
2004 0.0% +3.8%
2005 0.0% +4.9%
2007 0.0% -6.6%
2009 0.0% -17.6%
2011 0.0% +1.4%
2017 0.0% +120.6%
2018 0.0% -2.3%
2019 0.0% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 64 Mongolia 0.1% compare
  2. 65 Romania 0.1% compare
  3. 66 Kenya 0.1% compare
  4. 68 Malta 0.0% compare
  5. 69 Pakistan 0.0% compare
  6. 70 Mauritius 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in India was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
How does India rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
India ranks 67th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 121.2%. 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 Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,474 data points, 1970–2021
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