Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Uruguay

Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary was 37.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
37.4%
World rank
16th
of 144 countries
All-time high
39.0%
in 2005
All-time low
23.2%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Uruguay, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 23.41965: 23.21970: 271975: 29.51980: 30.91985: 30.31990: 28.81995: 29.12000: 36.82005: 392010: 37.4

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Uruguay stood at 37.4%.

That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Uruguay peaked at 39.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1965.

That places Uruguay 16th 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.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Uruguay, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 23.4%
1965 23.2% -0.7%
1970 27.0% +16.5%
1975 29.5% +9.2%
1980 30.9% +4.7%
1985 30.3% -1.8%
1990 28.8% -4.9%
1995 29.1% +0.9%
2000 36.8% +26.5%
2005 39.0% +5.9%
2010 37.4% -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23.3% 23.2% 23.4% 2
1970s 28.3% 27.0% 29.5% 2
1980s 30.6% 30.3% 30.9% 2
1990s 29.0% 28.8% 29.1% 2
2000s 37.9% 36.8% 39.0% 2
2010s 37.4% 37.4% 37.4% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 13 Guyana 39.6% compare
  2. 14 Cyprus 39.4% compare
  3. 15 Austria 38.5% compare
  4. 17 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 37.1% compare
  5. 18 New Zealand 34.5% compare
  6. 19 Luxembourg 34.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Uruguay?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Uruguay was 37.4% 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 70-74 with primary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1965.
How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary?
Uruguay ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. 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 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary