Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Uruguay

Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary was 27.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
27.1%
World rank
24th
of 144 countries
All-time high
27.1%
in 2005
All-time low
5.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Uruguay, 1960–2010

5101520251960198520101960: 5.51965: 7.61970: 7.61975: 111980: 11.21985: 17.51990: 16.41995: 22.22000: 23.12005: 27.12010: 27.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 27.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in 2010.

That represents a change of up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Uruguay peaked at 27.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1960.

That places Uruguay 24th 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 population age 40-44 with secondary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary in Uruguay, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 5.5%
1965 7.6% +38.9%
1970 7.6% +0.5%
1975 11.0% +44.9%
1980 11.2% +1.6%
1985 17.5% +56.3%
1990 16.4% -6.2%
1995 22.2% +34.9%
2000 23.1% +4.1%
2005 27.1% +17.5%
2010 27.1% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.5% 5.5% 7.6% 2
1970s 9.3% 7.6% 11.0% 2
1980s 14.4% 11.2% 17.5% 2
1990s 19.3% 16.4% 22.2% 2
2000s 25.1% 23.1% 27.1% 2
2010s 27.1% 27.1% 27.1% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 21 Jamaica 28.8% compare
  2. 22 Fiji 27.3% compare
  3. 23 Dominican Republic 27.3% compare
  4. 25 Chile 25.2% compare
  5. 26 Kuwait 23.5% compare
  6. 27 Iran 22.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Uruguay?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Uruguay was 27.1% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1960.
How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary?
Uruguay ranks 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary
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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