Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Uruguay

Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary was 36.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
36.8%
World rank
7th
of 144 countries
All-time high
37.6%
in 2005
All-time low
27.6%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Uruguay, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 27.71965: 27.61970: 32.11975: 33.61980: 32.51985: 31.21990: 30.71995: 32.42000: 37.12005: 37.62010: 36.8

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 55-59 with primary in Uruguay is 36.8%, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Uruguay peaked at 37.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1965.

Uruguay ranks 7th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 55-59 with primary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Uruguay, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 27.7%
1965 27.6% -0.4%
1970 32.1% +16.2%
1975 33.6% +4.8%
1980 32.5% -3.4%
1985 31.2% -4.0%
1990 30.7% -1.5%
1995 32.4% +5.6%
2000 37.1% +14.5%
2005 37.6% +1.2%
2010 36.8% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27.6% 27.6% 27.7% 2
1970s 32.8% 32.1% 33.6% 2
1980s 31.8% 31.2% 32.5% 2
1990s 31.6% 30.7% 32.4% 2
2000s 37.3% 37.1% 37.6% 2
2010s 36.8% 36.8% 36.8% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 4 Colombia 48.9% compare
  2. 5 Malta 47.1% compare
  3. 6 Türkiye 44.5% compare
  4. 8 Cyprus 36.6% compare
  5. 9 Spain 36.6% compare
  6. 10 Argentina 36.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Uruguay?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Uruguay was 36.8% 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 55-59 with primary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1965.
How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
Uruguay ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 55-59 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 55-59 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary