Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Uruguay

Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary was 42.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
42.2%
World rank
10th
of 144 countries
All-time high
42.2%
in 2010
All-time low
23.2%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Uruguay, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 24.81965: 23.21970: 27.91975: 29.51980: 31.81985: 31.41990: 30.11995: 29.12000: 38.22005: 32.82010: 42.2

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 42.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Uruguay peaked at 42.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1965.

Uruguay ranks 10th 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 75+ with primary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Uruguay, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 24.8%
1965 23.2% -6.3%
1970 27.9% +20.5%
1975 29.5% +5.5%
1980 31.8% +7.7%
1985 31.4% -1.1%
1990 30.1% -4.1%
1995 29.1% -3.3%
2000 38.2% +31.3%
2005 32.8% -14.3%
2010 42.2% +29.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24.0% 23.2% 24.8% 2
1970s 28.7% 27.9% 29.5% 2
1980s 31.6% 31.4% 31.8% 2
1990s 29.6% 29.1% 30.1% 2
2000s 35.5% 32.8% 38.2% 2
2010s 42.2% 42.2% 42.2% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 7 Greece 46.2% compare
  2. 8 Lithuania 46.2% compare
  3. 9 Ireland 44.4% compare
  4. 11 Spain 41.8% compare
  5. 12 Luxembourg 41.6% compare
  6. 13 Argentina 40.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Uruguay?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Uruguay was 42.2% 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 75+ with primary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ 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 75+ with primary?
Uruguay ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 75+ 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 75+ 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 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary