Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in India

India: Working-age population with secondary education, above primary was 0.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
59th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1983
All-time low
0.7%
in 2019
Years of data
12
1983–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81983200120191983: 0.772 % of population with high education in working age1987: 0.766 % of population with high education in working age1993: 0.766 % of population with high education in working age1999: 0.755 % of population with high education in working age2004: 0.699 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.708 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.717 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.721 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.711 % of population with high education in working age2017: 0.684 % of population with high education in working age2018: 0.674 % of population with high education in working age2019: 0.664 % of population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education in working age.

Analysis

India recorded 0.7% for working-age population with secondary education, above primary in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, above primary in India peaked at 0.8% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2019.

That places India 59th out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of population with high education in working age Change
1983 0.8%
1987 0.8% -0.8%
1993 0.8% +0.0%
1999 0.8% -1.5%
2004 0.7% -7.3%
2005 0.7% +1.2%
2007 0.7% +1.3%
2009 0.7% +0.5%
2011 0.7% -1.4%
2017 0.7% -3.8%
2018 0.7% -1.4%
2019 0.7% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 4
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 4

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  6. 62 Costa Rica 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, above primary in India?
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in India was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1983.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
How does India rank for working-age population with secondary education, above primary?
India ranks 59th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with secondary education, above primary rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,441 data points, 1970–2021
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