Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 23.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Uruguay, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Uruguay is 23.4%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Uruguay peaked at 29.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 1995.
That places Uruguay 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.4% | — |
| 1965 | 24.8% | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 26.6% | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 25.1% | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 23.4% | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 22.6% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 29.0% | +28.4% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.1% | 24.8% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 25.9% | 25.1% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.0% | 22.6% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 21.4% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 25.7% | 26.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 20-24 with primary in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Uruguay was 23.4% 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 20-24 with primary recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 1995.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
- Uruguay ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary