Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Uruguay

Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary was 31.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
31.0%
World rank
33rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
69.2%
in 1960
All-time low
30.1%
in 2000
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Uruguay, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 69.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 69.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 57.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 55.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 41.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 37.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 35.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 40.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 30.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 31.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 31 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Uruguay is 31.0%, measured in 2010.

The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Uruguay peaked at 69.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2000.

That places Uruguay 33rd 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 25-29 with primary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Uruguay, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 69.2%
1965 69.2% +0.0%
1970 57.6% -16.7%
1975 55.1% -4.4%
1980 41.2% -25.1%
1985 37.4% -9.3%
1990 35.8% -4.2%
1995 40.4% +12.7%
2000 30.1% -25.5%
2005 31.1% +3.2%
2010 31.0% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 69.2% 69.2% 69.2% 2
1970s 56.4% 55.1% 57.6% 2
1980s 39.3% 37.4% 41.2% 2
1990s 38.1% 35.8% 40.4% 2
2000s 30.6% 30.1% 31.1% 2
2010s 31.0% 31.0% 31.0% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 30 Nicaragua 33.5% compare
  2. 31 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 33.3% compare
  3. 32 Sudan 31.7% compare
  4. 34 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.2% compare
  5. 35 Qatar 30.1% compare
  6. 36 Zimbabwe 30.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Uruguay?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Uruguay was 31.0% 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 25-29 with primary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2000.
How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary?
Uruguay ranks 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)