Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uruguay

Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 1.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
1.0%
World rank
117th
of 144 countries
All-time high
13.5%
in 1990
All-time low
1.0%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uruguay, 1960–2010

02.557.51012.51960198520101960: 5.71965: 6.21970: 8.71975: 9.71980: 10.71985: 11.31990: 13.51995: 112000: 6.42005: 1.62010: 0.99

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uruguay stood at 1.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 84.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uruguay peaked at 13.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2010.

Uruguay ranks 117th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Uruguay, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 5.7%
1965 6.2% +9.1%
1970 8.7% +39.6%
1975 9.7% +12.3%
1980 10.7% +9.7%
1985 11.3% +6.3%
1990 13.5% +18.9%
1995 11.0% -18.8%
2000 6.4% -42.0%
2005 1.6% -74.5%
2010 1.0% -38.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.0% 5.7% 6.2% 2
1970s 9.2% 8.7% 9.7% 2
1980s 11.0% 10.7% 11.3% 2
1990s 12.2% 11.0% 13.5% 2
2000s 4.0% 1.6% 6.4% 2
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 114 Central African Republic 1.1% compare
  2. 115 Senegal 1.1% compare
  3. 116 Pakistan 1.0% compare
  4. 118 Liberia 1.0% compare
  5. 119 Mali 1.0% compare
  6. 120 Niger 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uruguay?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uruguay was 1.0% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Uruguay ranks 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 84.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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