Urban population, above primary education in India

India: Urban population, above primary education was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
87th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1983
All-time low
0.4%
in 2017
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Urban population, above primary education in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.61983200120191983: 0.596 % of population with high education1987: 0.546 % of population with high education1993: 0.538 % of population with high education1999: 0.526 % of population with high education2004: 0.504 % of population with high education2005: 0.478 % of population with high education2007: 0.504 % of population with high education2009: 0.487 % of population with high education2011: 0.484 % of population with high education2017: 0.436 % of population with high education2018: 0.446 % of population with high education2019: 0.449 % of population with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education.

Analysis

In 2019, urban population, above primary education in India stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, above primary education in India peaked at 0.6% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2017.

India ranks 87th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Urban population, above primary education in India, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of population with high education Change
1983 0.6%
1987 0.5% -8.5%
1993 0.5% -1.5%
1999 0.5% -2.2%
2004 0.5% -4.2%
2005 0.5% -5.2%
2007 0.5% +5.4%
2009 0.5% -3.2%
2011 0.5% -0.8%
2017 0.4% -9.8%
2018 0.4% +2.2%
2019 0.4% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 2
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, above primary education in India?
Urban population, above primary education in India was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, above primary education recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1983.
What is the lowest urban population, above primary education recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
How does India rank for urban population, above primary education?
India ranks 87th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is urban population, above primary education rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,325 data points, 1970–2021
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