Education in Oman 2,578 indicators covering education for Oman. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 10 2025 unchanged 73rd Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 — 61st Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 90.2% 2024 up 23.2% 18th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1 GPI 2018 down 3.1% 103rd Over-age students, primary, male 0.7% 2018 down 76.1% 177th Over-age students, primary, female 0.6% 2018 down 77.3% 176th Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2024 up 0.3% 77th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 117,290 number 2012 up 19.6% 86th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 53,686 number 2012 up 10.0% 87th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 63,604 number 2012 up 29.1% 86th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 91.5% 67th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2018 — 166th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 91.5% 2019 up 19.4% 56th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.13 GPI 2019 up 6.4% 13th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 81.0% 2019 up 12.2% 73rd Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 3,672 2017 up 37.0% 62nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 107.7% 2019 up 0.4% 36th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0 2024 — 169th Compulsory education, duration 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 98.8% 2018 up 2.5% 38th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0 2024 — 171st Progression to secondary school 98.3% 2017 down 1.3% 65th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 8.2% 2023 down 16.2% 8th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2018 — 159th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 104.1% 2019 up 2.3% 54th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 111.3% 2019 down 1.3% 27th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9347 GPI 2019 up 3.7% 158th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 95.5% 2018 down 3.4% 95th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 868,421 2025 up 65.4% 111th Population of compulsory school age, female 425,847 2025 up 65.5% 111th Population of compulsory school age, male 442,574 2025 up 65.2% 110th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 429,702 2024 up 188.4% 90th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 91.5% 86th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.0% 2024 up 5,214.3% 136th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 104,357 2012 up 4.9% 95th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 50,351 2012 up 3.1% 95th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 54,006 2012 up 6.5% 95th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 210,189 2024 up 191.2% 89th Duration of compulsory education 10 years 2025 unchanged 86th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.8% 2024 — 132nd Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.0% 2024 up 3,303.2% 136th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0 2024 — 172nd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0 2024 — 169th Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0 2024 — 173rd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0 2024 — 172nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 219,513 2024 up 185.9% 90th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 4.4% 2022 up 0.7% 87th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 105.0% 2019 up 13.0% 43rd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0 2024 — 174th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0 2024 — 176th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.7% 2023 up 135.7% 12th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 14.6% 2025 up 403.4% 62nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 14.5% 2025 up 530.4% 60th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 14.7% 2025 up 320.0% 66th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 34.6% 2025 up 220.4% 56th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 35.9% 2025 up 238.7% 54th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 33.4% 2025 up 206.4% 67th ← Previous Page 10 of 43 Next →