Working-age population with primary education, total in India

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

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
25th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2005
All-time low
0.3%
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

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

00.10.20.30.41983200120191983: 0.318 % of total population in working age1987: 0.322 % of total population in working age1993: 0.347 % of total population in working age1999: 0.357 % of total population in working age2004: 0.377 % of total population in working age2005: 0.401 % of total population in working age2007: 0.4 % of total population in working age2009: 0.389 % of total population in working age2011: 0.383 % of total population in working age2017: 0.378 % of total population in working age2018: 0.376 % of total population in working age2019: 0.371 % of total population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population with primary education, total in India stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, total in India peaked at 0.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1983.

That places India 25th out of 113 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, total in India, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1983 0.3%
1987 0.3% +1.5%
1993 0.3% +7.6%
1999 0.4% +3.0%
2004 0.4% +5.5%
2005 0.4% +6.3%
2007 0.4% -0.1%
2009 0.4% -2.9%
2011 0.4% -1.4%
2017 0.4% -1.3%
2018 0.4% -0.6%
2019 0.4% -1.3%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, total in India?
Working-age population with primary education, total in India was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1983.
How does India rank for working-age population with primary education, total?
India ranks 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, total rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary 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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