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

India: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
48th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1993
All-time low
0.8%
in 2017
Years of data
12
1983–2019

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

00.20.40.60.811983200120191983: 0.946 % of youth labor force with low education1987: 0.939 % of youth labor force with low education1993: 0.96 % of youth labor force with low education1999: 0.939 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.942 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.931 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.929 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.936 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.937 % of youth labor force with low education2017: 0.824 % of youth labor force with low education2018: 0.829 % of youth labor force with low education2019: 0.847 % of youth labor force with low education

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.8% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in India peaked at 1.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2017.

India ranks 48th of 104 countries on this measure, 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, primary education and below in India, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1983 0.9%
1987 0.9% -0.8%
1993 1.0% +2.3%
1999 0.9% -2.2%
2004 0.9% +0.3%
2005 0.9% -1.1%
2007 0.9% -0.2%
2009 0.9% +0.7%
2011 0.9% +0.1%
2017 0.8% -12.0%
2018 0.8% +0.6%
2019 0.8% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9% compare
  2. 46 Netherlands 0.9% compare
  3. 47 Belize 0.9% compare
  4. 49 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8% compare
  5. 50 Morocco 0.8% compare
  6. 51 Romania 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in India?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in India was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1993.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
How does India rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
India ranks 48th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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