Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 8.9% in 2010. ▬ Flat
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Uruguay, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Uruguay stood at 8.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Uruguay peaked at 18.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1985.
Uruguay ranks 112th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.7% | — |
| 1965 | 10.9% | +25.1% |
| 1970 | 11.7% | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 11.7% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 12.1% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | -33.1% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | +120.8% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | -41.1% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -25.6% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8% | 8.7% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 8.1% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 8.4% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.1% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 109 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.7% compare
- 110 Kuwait 9.7% compare
- 111 Afghanistan 9.4% compare
- 113 Honduras 8.8% compare
- 114 Sierra Leone 8.5% compare
- 115 Luxembourg 8.4% 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Uruguay was 8.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1985.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Uruguay ranks 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary