Education in Oman 2,578 indicators covering education for Oman. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 6.3% 2025 up 37.0% 81st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 6.0% 2025 up 53.8% 81st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 6.6% 2025 up 26.9% 86th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.07 modelled data 2025 up 10.0% 44th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 112,219 2024 down 23.3% 116th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.7757 GPIA 2024 — 80th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.4% 2022 up 0.7% 87th Primary education, pupils 50.2% 2018 up 2.3% 13th Inequality in education 0.0651 2023 down 78.5% 124th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2018 — 160th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 96.7% 2019 up 4.2% 60th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 114.3% 2019 up 22.9% 27th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.8458 GPI 2019 down 15.2% 157th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 53,501 2024 down 25.4% 118th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.9864 modelled data 2025 up 50.1% 94th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 101st Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.4% 2023 down 64.0% 30th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 58,718 2024 down 21.3% 115th Tertiary education, academic staff 38.9% 2024 up 11.3% 103rd Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 32nd End month of the academic school year 8 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 56th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 823 2024 down 65.5% 111th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.9091 modelled data 2025 up 21.2% 118th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 2018 — 161st Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 2018 — 162nd Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.2% 2023 up 202.7% 122nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 94.7% 2024 down 12.4% 115th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 171st Persistence to grade 5, female 98.6% 2016 up 0.6% 30th Persistence to grade 5, male 98.3% 2016 up 0.4% 31st Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 94.7% 2024 down 11.1% 141st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 94.5% 2024 down 11.9% 117th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 94.8% 2024 down 12.9% 114th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9968 GPIA 2024 up 1.1% 113th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 6.1% 2023 up 74.4% 51st Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 283.5% 128th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 16.9% 2023 up 9.6% 57th School enrollment, secondary 96.2% 2018 up 7.7% 13th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 64,506 2022 down 54.8% 45th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.32 years 2024 down 2.0% 76th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 95.0% 2024 down 12.5% 140th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 2.9% 65th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 94.4% 2024 down 9.8% 142nd Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 1,387 2017 down 2.7% 65th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 2,285 2017 up 82.1% 62nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 down 0.0% 134th School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 524,669 2025 up 16.4% 100th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 33,382 2022 down 71.9% 47th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 97,887 2022 down 62.6% 47th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 66.0% 2022 up 20.0% 18th School age population, early childhood education, female 257,364 2025 up 16.4% 101st School age population, early childhood education, male 267,305 2025 up 16.5% 101st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 96.9% 2024 down 9.0% 60th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 338 2024 down 83.6% 127th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 4,457 2024 down 30.9% 103rd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.32 years 2024 down 0.5% 75th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.33 years 2024 down 3.6% 78th ← Previous Page 11 of 43 Next →