Working-age population with primary education, male in India

India: Working-age population with primary education, male was 0.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
25th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2005
All-time low
0.4%
in 2019
Years of data
12
1983–2019

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

00.10.20.30.40.51983200120191983: 0.412 % of male population in working age1987: 0.408 % of male population in working age1993: 0.42 % of male population in working age1999: 0.419 % of male population in working age2004: 0.432 % of male population in working age2005: 0.455 % of male population in working age2007: 0.445 % of male population in working age2009: 0.423 % of male population in working age2011: 0.413 % of male population in working age2017: 0.397 % of male population in working age2018: 0.396 % of male population in working age2019: 0.388 % of male population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population with primary education, male in India stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, male in India peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.

India ranks 25th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, male (% of male population in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of male population in working age Change
1983 0.4%
1987 0.4% -1.0%
1993 0.4% +3.0%
1999 0.4% -0.2%
2004 0.4% +3.0%
2005 0.5% +5.2%
2007 0.4% -2.1%
2009 0.4% -4.9%
2011 0.4% -2.3%
2017 0.4% -4.0%
2018 0.4% -0.3%
2019 0.4% -1.9%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, male in India?
Working-age population with primary education, male in India was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, male recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, male recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
How does India rank for working-age population with primary education, male?
India ranks 25th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, male rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with primary education, male (% of male population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, male (% of male population in working age)
Unit
% of male 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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