Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Uruguay

Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary was 5.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
5.6%
World rank
47th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.7%
in 2000
All-time low
2.8%
in 1975
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Uruguay, 1960–2010

02461960198520101960: 3.61965: 3.61970: 31975: 2.81980: 3.91985: 3.51990: 4.71995: 4.72000: 5.72005: 4.92010: 5.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Uruguay is 5.6%, measured in 2010.

The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Uruguay peaked at 5.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1975.

Uruguay ranks 47th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Uruguay, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 3.6%
1965 3.6% +0.0%
1970 3.0% -17.5%
1975 2.8% -6.0%
1980 3.9% +37.5%
1985 3.5% -10.5%
1990 4.7% +35.6%
1995 4.7% -0.4%
2000 5.7% +21.7%
2005 4.9% -14.0%
2010 5.6% +14.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 2
1970s 2.9% 2.8% 3.0% 2
1980s 3.7% 3.5% 3.9% 2
1990s 4.7% 4.7% 4.7% 2
2000s 5.3% 4.9% 5.7% 2
2010s 5.6% 5.6% 5.6% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 44 Austria 6.1% compare
  2. 45 Latvia 5.9% compare
  3. 46 United Arab Emirates 5.8% compare
  4. 48 Kyrgyzstan 5.5% compare
  5. 49 Croatia 5.3% compare
  6. 50 Serbia 5.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Uruguay?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Uruguay was 5.6% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1975.
How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary?
Uruguay ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 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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