Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 8.17 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, 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 total schooling, age 15+, total in Uruguay stood at 8.17. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Uruguay peaked at 8.17 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.84, in 1960.
That places Uruguay 80th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.84 | — |
| 1965 | 5.18 | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 5.7 | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 6.16 | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 6.7 | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 7.24 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 7.45 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 7.57 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.07 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 7.96 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 8.17 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.01 | 4.84 | 5.18 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.93 | 5.7 | 6.16 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.97 | 6.7 | 7.24 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.51 | 7.45 | 7.57 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.02 | 7.96 | 8.07 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.17 | 8.17 | 8.17 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 77 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 8.41 compare
- 78 Gabon 8.39 compare
- 79 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.25 compare
- 81 Libya 8 compare
- 82 Thailand 7.99 compare
- 83 Costa Rica 7.97 compare
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Uruguay was 8.17 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 8.17 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.84 in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Uruguay ranks 80th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.