Working-age population with primary education, female in India

India: Working-age population with primary education, female was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
26th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2017
All-time low
0.2%
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Working-age population with primary education, female in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.30.41983200120191983: 0.22 % of female population in working age1987: 0.234 % of female population in working age1993: 0.27 % of female population in working age1999: 0.293 % of female population in working age2004: 0.32 % of female population in working age2005: 0.344 % of female population in working age2007: 0.354 % of female population in working age2009: 0.353 % of female population in working age2011: 0.352 % of female population in working age2017: 0.359 % of female population in working age2018: 0.356 % of female population in working age2019: 0.353 % of female population in working age

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.4% for working-age population with primary education, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, female in India peaked at 0.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1983.

That places India 26th out of 109 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Working-age population with primary education, female in India, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, female (% of female population in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of female population in working age Change
1983 0.2%
1987 0.2% +6.2%
1993 0.3% +15.3%
1999 0.3% +8.5%
2004 0.3% +9.4%
2005 0.3% +7.6%
2007 0.4% +2.8%
2009 0.4% -0.4%
2011 0.4% -0.2%
2017 0.4% +2.0%
2018 0.4% -0.9%
2019 0.4% -0.7%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near India

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  2. 24 Colombia 0.4% compare
  3. 25 Romania 0.4% compare
  4. 27 Dominican Republic 0.4% compare
  5. 28 Jordan 0.3% compare
  6. 29 North Macedonia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, female in India?
Working-age population with primary education, female in India was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, female recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, female recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1983.
How does India rank for working-age population with primary education, female?
India ranks 26th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, female rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Working-age population with primary education, female (% of female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, female (% of female population in working age)
Unit
% of female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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