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

Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary was 73.2% in 2010. ▬ Flat

Latest (2010)
73.2%
World rank
5th
of 144 countries
All-time high
73.2%
in 2010
All-time low
44.6%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801960198520101960: 60.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 60.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 62.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 65 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 66.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 66.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 66.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 67.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 57.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 44.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 73.2 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 75+ with primary in Uruguay is 73.2%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Uruguay peaked at 73.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 2005.

That places Uruguay 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

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. 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 62.5% +3.5%
1975 65.0% +4.0%
1980 66.5% +2.3%
1985 66.9% +0.6%
1990 66.7% -0.3%
1995 67.6% +1.3%
2000 57.5% -14.9%
2005 44.6% -22.4%
2010 73.2% +63.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 60.5% 60.3% 60.7% 2
1970s 63.7% 62.5% 65.0% 2
1980s 66.7% 66.5% 66.9% 2
1990s 67.1% 66.7% 67.6% 2
2000s 51.0% 44.6% 57.5% 2
2010s 73.2% 73.2% 73.2% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 2 Thailand 80.4% compare
  2. 3 Spain 77.5% compare
  3. 4 Cyprus 75.5% compare
  4. 6 Lesotho 72.8% compare
  5. 7 Trinidad and Tobago 70.3% compare
  6. 8 Guyana 69.3% 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 73.2% 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 73.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 2005.
How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary?
Uruguay ranks 5th 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 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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. 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 75+ 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 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)