Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in India

India: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
76th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2009
All-time low
0.7%
in 2018
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.60.81983200120191983: 0.741 % of youth labor force with high education1987: 0.712 % of youth labor force with high education1993: 0.784 % of youth labor force with high education1999: 0.802 % of youth labor force with high education2004: 0.799 % of youth labor force with high education2005: 0.801 % of youth labor force with high education2007: 0.817 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.833 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.833 % of youth labor force with high education2017: 0.665 % of youth labor force with high education2018: 0.657 % of youth labor force with high education2019: 0.678 % of youth labor force with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in India is 0.7%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in India peaked at 0.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2018.

That places India 76th 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.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in India, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
1983 0.7%
1987 0.7% -3.9%
1993 0.8% +10.2%
1999 0.8% +2.2%
2004 0.8% -0.3%
2005 0.8% +0.2%
2007 0.8% +2.1%
2009 0.8% +2.0%
2011 0.8% -0.0%
2017 0.7% -20.2%
2018 0.7% -1.1%
2019 0.7% +3.2%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in India?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in India was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
How does India rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
India ranks 76th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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