Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Uruguay

Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary was 64.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
64.2%
World rank
12th
of 144 countries
All-time high
70.7%
in 1980
All-time low
60.3%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Uruguay, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 60.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 60.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 69.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 65 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 70.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 66.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 70.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 67.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 69.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 67.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 64.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Uruguay is 64.2%, measured in 2010.

The figure is down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Uruguay peaked at 70.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 1965.

Uruguay ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Uruguay, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 60.7%
1965 60.3% -0.7%
1970 69.1% +14.6%
1975 65.0% -5.9%
1980 70.7% +8.8%
1985 66.9% -5.4%
1990 70.1% +4.8%
1995 67.6% -3.6%
2000 69.8% +3.3%
2005 67.9% -2.7%
2010 64.2% -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 60.5% 60.3% 60.7% 2
1970s 67.1% 65.0% 69.1% 2
1980s 68.8% 66.9% 70.7% 2
1990s 68.8% 67.6% 70.1% 2
2000s 68.8% 67.9% 69.8% 2
2010s 64.2% 64.2% 64.2% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 9 Guyana 68.2% compare
  2. 10 Fiji 65.1% compare
  3. 11 Cyprus 64.4% compare
  4. 13 Costa Rica 63.8% compare
  5. 14 Argentina 62.0% compare
  6. 15 Philippines 60.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Uruguay?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Uruguay was 64.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 1980.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 1965.
How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary?
Uruguay ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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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Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)