Working-age population with secondary education, female in India

India: Working-age population with secondary education, female was 0.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
95th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2019
All-time low
0.0%
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

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

0.050.10.150.20.251983200120191983: 0.049 % of female population in working age1987: 0.062 % of female population in working age1993: 0.091 % of female population in working age1999: 0.117 % of female population in working age2004: 0.13 % of female population in working age2005: 0.13 % of female population in working age2007: 0.152 % of female population in working age2009: 0.179 % of female population in working age2011: 0.2 % of female population in working age2017: 0.221 % of female population in working age2018: 0.232 % of female population in working age2019: 0.234 % of female population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population with secondary education, female in India stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, female in India peaked at 0.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1983.

India ranks 95th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, female (% of female population in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of female population in working age Change
1983 0.0%
1987 0.1% +27.1%
1993 0.1% +46.4%
1999 0.1% +28.0%
2004 0.1% +10.6%
2005 0.1% +0.6%
2007 0.2% +16.5%
2009 0.2% +18.1%
2011 0.2% +11.7%
2017 0.2% +10.3%
2018 0.2% +4.9%
2019 0.2% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 2
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 4
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 92 Senegal 0.3% compare
  2. 93 Uganda 0.2% compare
  3. 94 Laos 0.2% compare
  4. 96 Malawi 0.2% compare
  5. 97 Thailand 0.2% compare
  6. 98 Guinea 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, female in India?
Working-age population with secondary education, female in India was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, female recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, female recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1983.
How does India rank for working-age population with secondary education, female?
India ranks 95th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with secondary education, female rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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, female (% of female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary 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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