Working-age population with no education, total in India

India: Working-age population with no education, total was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
17th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1983
All-time low
0.2%
in 2019
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Working-age population with no education, total in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.61983200120191983: 0.572 % of total population in working age1987: 0.546 % of total population in working age1993: 0.475 % of total population in working age1999: 0.428 % of total population in working age2004: 0.383 % of total population in working age2005: 0.361 % of total population in working age2007: 0.333 % of total population in working age2009: 0.299 % of total population in working age2011: 0.279 % of total population in working age2017: 0.242 % of total population in working age2018: 0.228 % of total population in working age2019: 0.224 % of total population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with no education, total in India is 0.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with no education, total in India peaked at 0.6% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.

India ranks 17th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Working-age population with no education, total in India, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with no education, total (% of total population in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1983 0.6%
1987 0.5% -4.5%
1993 0.5% -13.1%
1999 0.4% -9.9%
2004 0.4% -10.4%
2005 0.4% -5.9%
2007 0.3% -7.8%
2009 0.3% -10.1%
2011 0.3% -6.6%
2017 0.2% -13.5%
2018 0.2% -5.8%
2019 0.2% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 2
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with no education, total in India?
Working-age population with no education, total in India was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with no education, total recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1983.
What is the lowest working-age population with no education, total recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
How does India rank for working-age population with no education, total?
India ranks 17th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with no education, total rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with no education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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