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

Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary was 6.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
6.6%
World rank
65th
of 144 countries
All-time high
6.9%
in 2000
All-time low
2.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02461960198520101960: 2.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 2.8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 3.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 4.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 4.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 4.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 5.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 6.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 6.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 6.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Uruguay is 6.6%, measured in 2010.

The figure is down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Uruguay peaked at 6.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1960.

Uruguay ranks 65th 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Uruguay, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 2.5%
1965 2.8% +9.4%
1970 3.9% +41.0%
1975 4.3% +9.7%
1980 4.6% +6.7%
1985 4.4% -4.1%
1990 5.3% +20.5%
1995 6.0% +13.4%
2000 6.9% +14.6%
2005 6.3% -8.0%
2010 6.6% +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.7% 2.5% 2.8% 2
1970s 4.1% 3.9% 4.3% 2
1980s 4.5% 4.4% 4.6% 2
1990s 5.7% 5.3% 6.0% 2
2000s 6.6% 6.3% 6.9% 2
2010s 6.6% 6.6% 6.6% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 62 Malta 7.1% compare
  2. 63 Kuwait 7.0% compare
  3. 64 Cuba 6.7% compare
  4. 66 Brazil 6.6% compare
  5. 66 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 6.6% compare
  6. 68 Fiji 6.6% 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 6.6% 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 6.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1960.
How does Uruguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary?
Uruguay ranks 65th 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 down 3.8%. 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)