Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 3.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Uruguay, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 3.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Uruguay peaked at 5.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1960.
Uruguay ranks 91st 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+ with tertiary schooling. in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.0% | — |
| 1965 | 1.1% | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | +43.9% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +38.3% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | +24.4% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | +27.5% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | +24.9% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +29.4% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 88 Tajikistan 3.7% compare
- 89 Indonesia 3.7% compare
- 90 Afghanistan 3.6% compare
- 92 Kenya 3.4% compare
- 93 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.3% compare
- 94 Viet Nam 3.3% 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 tertiary schooling. in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Uruguay was 3.5% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Uruguay ranks 91st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary