Education in Oman

152 indicators covering education for Oman.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persistence to grade 5, total 98.5% 2016 up 0.5% 33rd
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 115 2024 up 55.4% 112th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 94 2024 up 59.3% 116th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 160 2024 up 20.3% 122nd
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 274 2024 up 2.6% 118th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 101.9% 2018 down 3.0% 87th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 98.6% 2018 down 10.8% 123rd
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.3% 2100 down 35.4% 106th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 20,300 people 2100 down 36.8% 101st
Population by level of education 3.04 million people 2100 up 4.7% 114th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% 175th
Repeaters, primary, male 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% 175th
School enrollment, secondary, private 11.8% 2024 up 15.8% 99th
School enrollment, primary 86.3% 2018 down 7.2% 142nd
Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Over-age students, primary 0.7% 2018 down 76.7% 176th
Secondary education, teachers 69.8% 2024 up 2.6% 45th
School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% 2011 up 14.8% 41st
School enrollment, primary, male 94.7% 2011 up 14.6% 58th
Over-age students, primary, male 0.7% 2018 down 76.1% 177th
Over-age students, primary, female 0.6% 2018 down 77.3% 176th
Compulsory education, duration 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st
Progression to secondary school 98.3% 2017 down 1.3% 65th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 95.5% 2018 down 3.4% 95th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Primary education, pupils 50.2% 2018 up 2.3% 13th
Tertiary education, academic staff 38.9% 2024 up 11.3% 103rd
Persistence to grade 5, female 98.6% 2016 up 0.6% 30th
Persistence to grade 5, male 98.3% 2016 up 0.4% 31st
School enrollment, secondary 96.2% 2018 up 7.7% 13th
Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Progression to secondary school, male 96.8% 2017 down 2.6% 83rd
School enrollment, secondary, female 93.2% 2018 up 6.2% 30th
School enrollment, secondary, male 99.3% 2018 up 9.3% 3rd
Progression to secondary school, female 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st
Expenditure on tertiary education 26.9% 2009 up 174.8% 31st
Literacy rate, youth female 99.7% 2022 up 1.5% 18th
Children out of school, primary 21,922 2024 up 258.3% 86th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 99.7% 2011 up 21.5% 6th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 98.1% 2011 up 22.0% 27th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2022 down 1.0% 24th
Literacy rate, youth male 99.7% 2022 up 2.3% 18th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 9.67 2018 down 51.4% 191st
Literacy rate, youth total 99.7% 2022 up 2.0% 16th
Expenditure on secondary education 32.1% 2013 down 25.6% 82nd
Expenditure on primary education 33.0% 2009 down 11.9% 69th
Secondary education, pupils 48.6% 2018 up 1.2% 125th
Children out of school, primary, female 10,355 2024 up 298.6% 100th
Children out of school, primary, male 11,567 2024 up 228.6% 94th
Literacy rate, adult total 97.3% 2022 up 12.0% 22nd
Literacy rate, adult male 98.6% 2022 up 9.3% 17th
Trained teachers in preprimary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in secondary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Adolescents out of school 9.3% 2024 up 461.2% 69th
Current education expenditure, total 85.9% 2024 down 2.8% 102nd
Current education expenditure, primary 95.2% 2024 up 0.0% 55th
Current education expenditure, secondary 95.2% 2024 down 0.8% 56th
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st