Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. was 53.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Uruguay, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 53.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Uruguay peaked at 73.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 2010.
That places Uruguay 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.9% | — |
| 1965 | 70.5% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 73.0% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 71.5% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 72.2% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 70.8% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 66.5% | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 63.5% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 56.1% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 57.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 53.8% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.7% | 70.5% | 70.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 72.2% | 71.5% | 73.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 71.5% | 70.8% | 72.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 65.0% | 63.5% | 66.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 56.1% | 57.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 53.8% | 53.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 11 Costa Rica 57.8% compare
- 12 Honduras 55.4% compare
- 13 Cambodia 55.1% compare
- 15 Malta 53.0% compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 52.0% compare
- 17 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 51.5% 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 55-59 with primary schooling. in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Uruguay was 53.8% 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 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 2010.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling.?
- Uruguay ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)