Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education was 1.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Uruguay, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Uruguay stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Uruguay peaked at 13.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2010.
Uruguay ranks 114th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.3% | — |
| 1965 | 11.2% | -16.0% |
| 1970 | 9.5% | -15.2% |
| 1975 | 8.5% | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | -37.3% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | -40.3% |
| 1990 | 3.9% | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -41.2% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -32.6% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.3% | 11.2% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 8.5% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 111 Switzerland 1.6% compare
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 1.5% compare
- 113 Iceland 1.5% compare
- 114 France 1.5% compare
- 116 Republic of Moldova 1.3% compare
- 117 Austria 1.2% compare
- 117 Cyprus 1.2% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Uruguay was 1.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2010.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education?
- Uruguay ranks 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education