Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 55.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 55.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Uruguay peaked at 67.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 1960.
Uruguay ranks 101st 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.7% | — |
| 1965 | 41.7% | +23.5% |
| 1970 | 52.5% | +26.1% |
| 1975 | 56.3% | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 57.9% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 65.4% | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 67.8% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 62.5% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 63.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.7% | 33.7% | 41.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 54.4% | 52.5% | 56.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 61.7% | 57.9% | 65.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 65.2% | 62.5% | 67.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 58.1% | 63.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 55.2% | 55.2% | 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Uruguay was 55.2% 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 67.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Uruguay ranks 101st 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 12.5%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)