Education in Oman

2,578 indicators covering education for Oman.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2024 down 3.0% 80th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 180th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4% 2019 down 41.7% 181st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.6% 2019 down 50.6% 150th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 94.6% 2024 down 12.3% 72nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9556 GPI 2024 down 7.0% 152nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 99.0% 2024 down 5.7% 55th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 145th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2024 down 97.4% 73rd
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2024 down 99.2% 74th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 down 0.0% 132nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 81.9% 2024 up 0.6% 94th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 down 0.0% 132nd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 473 2024 down 76.3% 113th
Progression to secondary school, male 96.8% 2017 down 2.6% 83rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 99.1% 2024 down 0.8% 39th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 119,184 number 2019 up 57.4% 110th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2024 down 97.8% 81st
School enrollment, secondary, female 93.2% 2018 up 6.2% 30th
School enrollment, secondary, male 99.3% 2018 up 9.3% 3rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.9% 2024 up 1,096.0% 157th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 94.2% 2024 down 3.9% 127th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 4,815 millions 2022 up 23.0% 56th
Progression to secondary school, female 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st
Expenditure on tertiary education 26.9% 2009 up 174.8% 31st
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.3% 2022 down 1.2% 81st
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 16,306 number 2018 up 53.3% 69th
Literacy rate, youth female 99.7% 2022 up 1.5% 18th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2023 170th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 2.0% 2019 down 56.6% 106th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 174 2024 down 80.8% 118th
Children out of school, primary 21,922 2024 up 258.3% 86th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 21,922 2024 up 258.3% 86th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 649 2024 down 56.2% 103rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 5.8% 2024 up 200.1% 80th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 31,801 number 2019 57th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 98.6% 2024 down 1.3% 39th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 99.7% 2024 down 0.3% 38th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.4% 2024 up 885.1% 153rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.3% 2024 155th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 33,969 2024 up 119.4% 59th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 1,391 2024 down 33.8% 108th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 212,160 number 2019 up 37.4% 110th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 373 2023 down 55.0% 60th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 10,013 2024 down 29.4% 90th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 68.6% 2019 44th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 21,811 number 2019 50th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 14.2% 2022 up 28.0% 73rd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 3,066 2024 down 29.5% 96th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 23,876 2024 up 125.4% 52nd
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 70.3% 2024 up 2.7% 48th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 10,093 2024 up 106.6% 70th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 68.2% 2024 up 0.9% 30th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 99.7% 2011 up 21.5% 6th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 177 number 2019 up 3,440.0% 116th
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 6,828 2024 down 28.7% 79th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 98.1% 2011 up 22.0% 27th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0.0% 2018 153rd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0.0% 2018 155th