Barbados vs Uruguay: Share of the population with completed tertiary education
Barbados
7.5
in 2020
Uruguay
7.7
in 2020
Barbados rank
75th
Uruguay rank
74th
Share of the population with completed tertiary education over time
- Barbados
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 7.7 against 7.5 in Barbados, a difference of 0.2.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 75th and Uruguay ranks 74th of 111 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.05 | 0.55 | 0.5 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.15 | 1.3 | 1.15 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.35 | 2.25 | 1.9 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.55 | 3.35 | 2.8 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 4.15 | 3.35 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 1.15 | 4.9 | 3.75 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.9 | 6.25 | 4.35 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 4.15 | 8.35 | 4.2 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 3.6 | 12.25 | 8.65 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 11.65 | 10.55 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 3.5 | 9.75 | 6.25 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 7.5 | 7.7 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with completed tertiary education, Barbados or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 7.7 against 7.5 in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with completed tertiary education between Barbados and Uruguay?
- 0.2, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Uruguay?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Uruguay rank globally for share of the population with completed tertiary education?
- Barbados ranks 75th and Uruguay ranks 74th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with completed tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.