Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 18.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Uruguay, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Uruguay is 18.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Uruguay peaked at 18.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1960.
That places Uruguay 94th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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+ with secondary schooling. in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.4% | — |
| 1965 | 6.9% | +28.2% |
| 1970 | 8.9% | +29.2% |
| 1975 | 10.4% | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 12.6% | +20.4% |
| 1985 | 14.1% | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 13.8% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 8.9% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 12.6% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 15.4% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 91 Thailand 19.0% compare
- 92 Costa Rica 18.9% compare
- 93 Kuwait 18.7% compare
- 95 Ghana 18.5% compare
- 96 Syrian Arab Republic 18.1% compare
- 97 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17.9% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Uruguay was 18.6% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Uruguay ranks 94th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary