Uruguay vs Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary

Uruguay
47.6%
in 2010
Zambia
49.0%
in 2010
Uruguay rank
16th
Zambia rank
14th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary over time

  • Uruguay
  • Zambia
020406080196019852010

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 49.0% against 47.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 14th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uruguay Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 70.1% 34.1% 36.0% Uruguay
1970s 67.3% 40.8% 26.5% Uruguay
1980s 60.0% 31.2% 28.7% Uruguay
1990s 56.3% 43.8% 12.5% Uruguay
2000s 49.6% 49.0% 0.6% Uruguay
2010s 47.6% 49.0% 1.3% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary, Uruguay or Zambia?
Zambia, at 49.0% against 47.6% in Uruguay as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary between Uruguay and Zambia?
1.4%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Zambia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Uruguay and Zambia rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Uruguay ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 14th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)