Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary in Uruguay

Uruguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary was 3.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
3.9%
World rank
70th
of 144 countries
All-time high
3.9%
in 2010
All-time low
0.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary in Uruguay, 1960–2010

12341960198520101960: 0.671965: 0.731970: 1.11975: 1.71980: 2.11985: 2.21990: 2.91995: 3.42000: 2.52005: 3.52010: 3.9

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary in Uruguay stood at 3.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 52.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary in Uruguay peaked at 3.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1960.

That places Uruguay 70th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 70-74 with tertiary in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in Uruguay, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.7%
1965 0.7% +9.0%
1970 1.1% +53.4%
1975 1.7% +54.5%
1980 2.1% +20.2%
1985 2.2% +4.8%
1990 2.9% +33.0%
1995 3.4% +17.9%
2000 2.5% -26.0%
2005 3.5% +39.9%
2010 3.9% +8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
1970s 1.4% 1.1% 1.7% 2
1980s 2.1% 2.1% 2.2% 2
1990s 3.2% 2.9% 3.4% 2
2000s 3.0% 2.5% 3.5% 2
2010s 3.9% 3.9% 3.9% 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 67 Jordan 4.4% compare
  2. 68 Bahrain 4.3% compare
  3. 69 Philippines 4.3% compare
  4. 71 Italy 3.8% compare
  5. 72 Belize 3.8% compare
  6. 73 Sri Lanka 3.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary in Uruguay?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary in Uruguay was 3.9% 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 70-74 with tertiary recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 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 70-74 with tertiary?
Uruguay ranks 70th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with tertiary rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. 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 70-74 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 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 70-74 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary