Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in India

India: Working-age population with no education, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1983
All-time low
0.4%
in 2019
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.61983200120191983: 0.643 % of population with low education in working age1987: 0.629 % of population with low education in working age1993: 0.578 % of population with low education in working age1999: 0.545 % of population with low education in working age2004: 0.504 % of population with low education in working age2005: 0.474 % of population with low education in working age2007: 0.454 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.435 % of population with low education in working age2011: 0.422 % of population with low education in working age2017: 0.39 % of population with low education in working age2018: 0.377 % of population with low education in working age2019: 0.377 % of population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population with no education, primary education and below in India stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with no education, primary education and below in India peaked at 0.6% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.

India ranks 24th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near India

  1. 21 Latvia 0.4% compare
  2. 22 Mozambique 0.4% compare
  3. 23 Madagascar, Republic of 0.4% compare
  4. 25 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
  5. 26 Zambia 0.3% compare
  6. 27 Albania 0.3% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places β†’

More reference data data for India

All data for India β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with no education, primary education and below in India?
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in India was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1983.
What is the lowest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
How does India rank for working-age population with no education, primary education and below?
India ranks 24th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with no education, primary education and below rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,487 data points, 1970–2021
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