United States of America vs Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary

United States of America
37.1%
in 2010
Uruguay
35.1%
in 2010
United States of America rank
59th
Uruguay rank
62nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary over time

  • United States of America
  • Uruguay
0204060196019852010

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 37.1% against 35.1% in Uruguay, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

United States of America ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 62nd of 144 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 35.5% 4.9% 30.7% United States of America
1970s 58.2% 7.7% 50.5% United States of America
1980s 63.4% 15.2% 48.1% United States of America
1990s 54.6% 15.7% 38.8% United States of America
2000s 48.9% 26.5% 22.4% United States of America
2010s 37.1% 35.1% 2.0% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary, United States of America or Uruguay?
United States of America, at 37.1% against 35.1% in Uruguay as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary between United States of America and Uruguay?
2.0%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Uruguay?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do United States of America and Uruguay rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary?
United States of America ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 62nd 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 60-64 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 60-64 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

Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)