Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary was 21.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary 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 40-44 with secondary in Uruguay is 21.2%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Uruguay peaked at 21.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1960.
Uruguay ranks 82nd 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 40-44 with secondary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.5% | — |
| 1965 | 6.2% | +38.7% |
| 1970 | 6.2% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 9.4% | +51.1% |
| 1980 | 10.3% | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 16.6% | +60.5% |
| 1990 | 15.6% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 6.2% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 10.3% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 15.6% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.5% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 21.2% | 21.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 79 El Salvador 22.0% compare
- 80 Qatar 21.5% compare
- 81 New Zealand 21.3% compare
- 83 Iran, Islamic Republic of 21.1% compare
- 84 Gabon 20.9% compare
- 85 Malta 20.4% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Uruguay was 21.2% 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 40-44 with secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary?
- Uruguay ranks 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary