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 52.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Uruguay, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 52.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Uruguay peaked at 73.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 2010.
Uruguay ranks 17th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 55-59 with primary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.1% | — |
| 1965 | 71.8% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 73.7% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 72.3% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 72.1% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 71.1% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 66.8% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 66.3% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 58.2% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.9% | 71.8% | 72.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 73.0% | 72.3% | 73.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 71.6% | 71.1% | 72.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 66.6% | 66.3% | 66.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 56.1% | 58.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 52.2% | 52.2% | 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 55-59 with primary in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Uruguay was 52.2% 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 73.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 2010.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
- Uruguay ranks 17th 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 10.4%. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)