Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Uruguay

Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total was 4.61 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
4.61
World rank
35th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.53
in 2005
All-time low
2.85
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Uruguay, 1960–2010

02461960198520101960: 2.91965: 2.91970: 3.11975: 3.41980: 3.91985: 4.51990: 4.31995: 42000: 52005: 5.52010: 4.6

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 4.61 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Uruguay peaked at 5.53 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.85, in 1965.

That places Uruguay 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.86 2.85 2.87 2
1970s 3.25 3.14 3.36 2
1980s 4.2 3.91 4.48 2
1990s 4.17 4.04 4.29 2
2000s 5.25 4.97 5.53 2
2010s 4.61 4.61 4.61 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 32 France 4.79 compare
  2. 33 Greece 4.65 compare
  3. 34 Sri Lanka 4.64 compare
  4. 36 Malta 4.58 compare
  5. 36 Serbia 4.58 compare
  6. 38 Cyprus 4.51 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Uruguay?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Uruguay was 4.61 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 5.53 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 2.85 in 1965.
How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total?
Uruguay ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 75.