Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. was 9.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Uruguay, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Uruguay stood at 9.4%.
The figure is down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Uruguay peaked at 11.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1960.
Uruguay ranks 86th 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 tertiary schooling. in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.4% | — |
| 1965 | 4.7% | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 5.4% | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 6.3% | +16.5% |
| 1980 | 7.1% | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 9.9% | 11.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 tertiary schooling. in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Uruguay was 9.4% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Uruguay ranks 86th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)