Working-age population with no education, urban in India

India: Working-age population with no education, urban was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1983
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
12
1983–2019

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

00.10.20.31983200120191983: 0.325 % of urban population in working age1987: 0.301 % of urban population in working age1993: 0.253 % of urban population in working age1999: 0.223 % of urban population in working age2004: 0.197 % of urban population in working age2005: 0.181 % of urban population in working age2007: 0.175 % of urban population in working age2009: 0.154 % of urban population in working age2011: 0.145 % of urban population in working age2017: 0.134 % of urban population in working age2018: 0.125 % of urban population in working age2019: 0.124 % of urban population in working age

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.1% for working-age population with no education, urban in 2019. 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 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with no education, urban in India peaked at 0.3% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

That places India 11th out of 99 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, urban in India, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with no education, urban (% of urban population in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of urban population in working age Change
1983 0.3%
1987 0.3% -7.4%
1993 0.3% -15.9%
1999 0.2% -12.1%
2004 0.2% -11.6%
2005 0.2% -7.9%
2007 0.2% -3.3%
2009 0.2% -11.9%
2011 0.1% -5.8%
2017 0.1% -8.2%
2018 0.1% -6.7%
2019 0.1% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 8 Bangladesh 0.2% compare
  2. 9 Mozambique 0.2% compare
  3. 10 Egypt 0.1% compare
  4. 12 Madagascar 0.1% compare
  5. 13 Zambia 0.1% compare
  6. 14 Ghana 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with no education, urban in India?
Working-age population with no education, urban in India was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with no education, urban recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1983.
What is the lowest working-age population with no education, urban recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does India rank for working-age population with no education, urban?
India ranks 11th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with no education, urban rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with no education, urban (% of urban population in working age)
Unit
% of urban population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,350 data points, 1970–2021
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