Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Uruguay

Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary was 33.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
33.8%
World rank
8th
of 144 countries
All-time high
34.3%
in 2005
All-time low
27.8%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Uruguay, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 27.81965: 28.91970: 33.11975: 30.81980: 31.41985: 291990: 31.31995: 30.22000: 33.22005: 34.32010: 33.8

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 40-44 with primary in Uruguay is 33.8%, measured in 2010.

The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Uruguay peaked at 34.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1960.

That places Uruguay 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Uruguay, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 27.8%
1965 28.9% +4.1%
1970 33.1% +14.4%
1975 30.8% -6.9%
1980 31.4% +2.1%
1985 29.0% -7.7%
1990 31.3% +8.0%
1995 30.2% -3.7%
2000 33.2% +10.2%
2005 34.3% +3.1%
2010 33.8% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 28.4% 27.8% 28.9% 2
1970s 31.9% 30.8% 33.1% 2
1980s 30.2% 29.0% 31.4% 2
1990s 30.8% 30.2% 31.3% 2
2000s 33.8% 33.2% 34.3% 2
2010s 33.8% 33.8% 33.8% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 5 Portugal 39.8% compare
  2. 6 Lesotho 36.6% compare
  3. 7 Indonesia 34.9% compare
  4. 9 Argentina 33.7% compare
  5. 10 Ecuador 33.2% compare
  6. 11 Zambia 32.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Uruguay?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Uruguay was 33.8% 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 40-44 with primary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1960.
How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
Uruguay ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary