Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Uruguay
Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. was 53.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Uruguay stood at 53.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Uruguay peaked at 71.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 2010.
Uruguay ranks 16th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 59.5% | — |
| 1965 | 70.9% | +19.1% |
| 1970 | 67.9% | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 71.5% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 70.2% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 70.6% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 68.3% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 65.9% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 57.5% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 53.8% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.2% | 59.5% | 70.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 69.7% | 67.9% | 71.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 70.5% | 70.2% | 70.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 69.4% | 68.3% | 70.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 57.5% | 65.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 53.8% | 53.8% | 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 60-64 with primary schooling. in Uruguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 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 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 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 60-64 with primary schooling.?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)