Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Uruguay

Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary was 24.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
24.7%
World rank
63rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
24.7%
in 2010
All-time low
4.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Uruguay, 1960–2010

5101520251960198520101960: 4.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 4.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 5.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 5.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 14.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 20.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 13.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 11.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 18.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 21.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 24.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Uruguay stood at 24.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Uruguay peaked at 24.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1960.

Uruguay ranks 63rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Uruguay, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 4.1%
1965 4.6% +12.0%
1970 5.1% +11.8%
1975 5.5% +7.6%
1980 14.1% +156.7%
1985 20.7% +46.6%
1990 13.6% -34.4%
1995 11.9% -12.5%
2000 18.5% +55.5%
2005 21.1% +14.4%
2010 24.7% +17.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.3% 4.1% 4.6% 2
1970s 5.3% 5.1% 5.5% 2
1980s 17.4% 14.1% 20.7% 2
1990s 12.7% 11.9% 13.6% 2
2000s 19.8% 18.5% 21.1% 2
2010s 24.7% 24.7% 24.7% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 60 Jamaica 27.0% compare
  2. 61 Qatar 25.8% compare
  3. 62 Guyana 25.3% compare
  4. 64 Brunei Darussalam 23.7% compare
  5. 65 New Zealand 22.0% compare
  6. 66 Botswana 21.9% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More reference data data for Uruguay

All data for Uruguay →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Uruguay?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Uruguay was 24.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1960.
How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary?
Uruguay ranks 63rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Uruguay. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-65-69-with-secondary-schooling-total-incomplete/uruguay/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-65-69-with-secondary-schooling-total-incomplete/uruguay/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Uruguay</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)