Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 40.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. 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 40.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Uruguay peaked at 40.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1960.
Uruguay ranks 74th 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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.3% | — |
| 1965 | 11.8% | +14.5% |
| 1970 | 14.8% | +25.2% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | +17.4% |
| 1980 | 23.2% | +33.6% |
| 1985 | 29.2% | +25.6% |
| 1990 | 30.1% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | +22.1% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.1% | 10.3% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 16.1% | 14.8% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 23.2% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 30.1% | 30.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 37.0% | 37.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 40.1% | 40.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 71 Saudi Arabia 40.9% compare
- 72 Philippines 40.6% compare
- 73 Kuwait 40.6% compare
- 75 United States of America 39.8% compare
- 76 Brazil 39.3% compare
- 77 Singapore 39.2% 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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Uruguay was 40.1% 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 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Uruguay ranks 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)