Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 39.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Uruguay, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Uruguay is 39.5%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Uruguay peaked at 40.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1960.
Uruguay ranks 70th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.6% | — |
| 1965 | 11.0% | +15.3% |
| 1970 | 14.0% | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 16.6% | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 23.3% | +40.5% |
| 1985 | 30.0% | +28.6% |
| 1990 | 32.0% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.3% | 14.0% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.7% | 23.3% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.7% | 32.0% | 33.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 37.1% | 40.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 39.5% | 39.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 67 Iran, Islamic Republic of 40.2% compare
- 68 Philippines 40.0% compare
- 69 Brazil 39.5% compare
- 71 United States of America 39.1% compare
- 72 Spain 39.0% compare
- 73 Singapore 38.8% 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 25+ with secondary in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Uruguay was 39.5% 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 25+ with secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
- Uruguay ranks 70th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)