Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 35.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Uruguay, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 35.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Uruguay peaked at 35.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1960.
That places Uruguay 6th 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.7% | — |
| 1965 | 24.8% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 27.5% | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 28.8% | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 29.1% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 28.5% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 28.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.8% | 24.7% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 28.2% | 27.5% | 28.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.8% | 28.5% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.7% | 26.6% | 28.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 33.7% | 35.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Uruguay was 35.7% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Uruguay ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary