How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

Brazil vs Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary

Brazil

68.9%

in 2010

Uruguay

69.4%

in 2010

Brazil rank

56th

Uruguay rank

54th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary over time

Brazil
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 69.4% against 68.9% in Brazil, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Brazil ranks 56th and Uruguay ranks 54th of 144 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12.0%	25.1%	13.1%	Uruguay
1970s	16.3%	36.8%	20.4%	Uruguay
1980s	19.9%	48.5%	28.6%	Uruguay
1990s	32.6%	50.6%	17.9%	Uruguay
2000s	58.8%	60.6%	1.8%	Uruguay
2010s	68.9%	69.4%	0.5%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary, Brazil or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 69.4% against 68.9% in Brazil as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary between Brazil and Uruguay?: 0.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?: Brazil ranks 56th and Uruguay ranks 54th 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 population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit: Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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: 04 September 2026

Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)