Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total was 0.03 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Uruguay, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Uruguay stood at 0.03. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Uruguay peaked at 0.39 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 2010.
That places Uruguay 126th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.13 | — |
| 1965 | 0.14 | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.21 | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 0.25 | +19.0% |
| 1980 | 0.29 | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 0.32 | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 0.39 | +21.9% |
| 1995 | 0.33 | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 0.19 | -42.4% |
| 2005 | 0.05 | -73.7% |
| 2010 | 0.03 | -40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.135 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.305 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 1 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Uruguay was 0.03 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.39 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 2010.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Uruguay ranks 126th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 20-24.