Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 0.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uruguay, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uruguay peaked at 3.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
Uruguay ranks 132nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4% | — |
| 1965 | 0.4% | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | +111.4% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | +46.2% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | +33.8% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +23.6% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | +34.7% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -41.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -74.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 129 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% compare
- 130 Mauritania 0.4% compare
- 131 Mozambique 0.3% compare
- 133 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2% compare
- 133 Namibia 0.2% compare
- 135 Lesotho 0.2% compare
- 135 Maldives 0.2% compare
- 135 Papua New Guinea 0.2% 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 20-24 with tertiary in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uruguay was 0.2% 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 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Uruguay ranks 132nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary