Working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 in India

India: Working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
81st
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 in India, 1983–2019

0.10.20.30.40.51983200120191983: 0.125 % of population aged 15-241987: 0.149 % of population aged 15-241993: 0.214 % of population aged 15-241999: 0.243 % of population aged 15-242004: 0.259 % of population aged 15-242005: 0.264 % of population aged 15-242007: 0.303 % of population aged 15-242009: 0.364 % of population aged 15-242011: 0.397 % of population aged 15-242017: 0.452 % of population aged 15-242018: 0.467 % of population aged 15-242019: 0.47 % of population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 in India stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 in India peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1983.

India ranks 81st of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 in India, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of population aged 15-24 Change
1983 0.1%
1987 0.1% +19.4%
1993 0.2% +43.6%
1999 0.2% +14.0%
2004 0.3% +6.3%
2005 0.3% +1.9%
2007 0.3% +14.8%
2009 0.4% +20.1%
2011 0.4% +9.2%
2017 0.5% +13.9%
2018 0.5% +3.2%
2019 0.5% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 in India?
Working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 in India was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1983.
How does India rank for working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24?
India ranks 81st out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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 secondary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of population aged 15-24
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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