Working-age population with secondary education, rural in India

India: Working-age population with secondary education, rural was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
74th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

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

0.050.10.150.20.251983200120191983: 0.051 % of rural population in working age1987: 0.066 % of rural population in working age1993: 0.095 % of rural population in working age1999: 0.119 % of rural population in working age2004: 0.131 % of rural population in working age2005: 0.135 % of rural population in working age2007: 0.152 % of rural population in working age2009: 0.187 % of rural population in working age2011: 0.205 % of rural population in working age2017: 0.241 % of rural population in working age2018: 0.249 % of rural population in working age2019: 0.251 % of rural population in working age

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.3% for working-age population with secondary education, rural in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, rural in India peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1983.

India ranks 74th of 96 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, rural in India, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of rural population in working age Change
1983 0.1%
1987 0.1% +30.5%
1993 0.1% +44.4%
1999 0.1% +24.8%
2004 0.1% +10.1%
2005 0.1% +2.8%
2007 0.2% +12.9%
2009 0.2% +23.0%
2011 0.2% +9.6%
2017 0.2% +17.3%
2018 0.2% +3.6%
2019 0.3% +0.6%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, rural in India?
Working-age population with secondary education, rural in India was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, rural recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, rural recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1983.
How does India rank for working-age population with secondary education, rural?
India ranks 74th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with secondary education, rural rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,322 data points, 1970–2021
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