Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary was 35.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary 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 35.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Uruguay peaked at 35.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1960.
Uruguay ranks 69th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.2% | — |
| 1965 | 5.6% | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 9.9% | +75.8% |
| 1975 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 14.7% | +48.7% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 20.5% | +30.3% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | +34.7% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 14.7% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 20.5% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 30.2% | 31.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 35.1% | 35.1% | 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 55-59 with secondary in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Uruguay was 35.1% 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 55-59 with secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary?
- Uruguay ranks 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)