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

Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary was 4.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
4.1%
World rank
72nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
4.1%
in 2010
All-time low
0.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

12341960198520101960: 0.671965: 0.731970: 1.51975: 1.71980: 2.11985: 2.21990: 2.91995: 3.42000: 3.92005: 3.72010: 4.1

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 4.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Uruguay peaked at 4.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1960.

Uruguay ranks 72nd 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 65-69 with tertiary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in Uruguay, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.7%
1965 0.7% +9.0%
1970 1.5% +100.0%
1975 1.7% +18.5%
1980 2.1% +19.1%
1985 2.2% +5.8%
1990 2.9% +31.7%
1995 3.4% +19.2%
2000 3.9% +12.6%
2005 3.7% -4.4%
2010 4.1% +11.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
1970s 1.6% 1.5% 1.7% 2
1980s 2.1% 2.1% 2.2% 2
1990s 3.1% 2.9% 3.4% 2
2000s 3.8% 3.7% 3.9% 2
2010s 4.1% 4.1% 4.1% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 69 Philippines 4.3% compare
  2. 70 Paraguay 4.2% compare
  3. 71 Jordan 4.2% compare
  4. 73 India 4.0% compare
  5. 74 Italy 3.8% compare
  6. 75 Belize 3.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Uruguay?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Uruguay was 4.1% 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 tertiary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1960.
How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary?
Uruguay ranks 72nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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 population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary