Education in Oman 2,578 indicators covering education for Oman. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year 2024 down 92.4% 72nd Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 4.87 % change on previous year 2024 down 57.4% 63rd Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 1,653 2018 down 15.6% 156th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 99.6% 2023 up 1.0% 10th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.2222 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.9% 150th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.159 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.2% 159th Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 1.0% 136th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 1.77 years 2019 up 54.5% 88th Government expenditure on education, total 14.2% 2022 up 28.0% 73rd Secondary education, general pupils 48.7% 2018 up 1.4% 153rd Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,776 number 2019 — 103rd Lower secondary completion rate, female 95.4% 2024 down 4.1% 65th Lower secondary completion rate, male 95.2% 2024 down 0.7% 55th Children out of school 5.8% 2024 up 200.1% 77th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 87,956 number 2019 up 100.1% 117th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0192 number per person 2019 up 17.0% 143rd Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 46,839 2025 up 92.1% 113th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 44,927 2025 up 90.4% 112th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 91,766 2025 up 91.3% 112th Start of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 34th Theoretical duration of secondary education 8 years 2025 up 33.3% 3rd Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2025 down 33.3% 167th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 16 years 2025 up 6.7% 10th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 6 years 2025 up 100.0% 1st Official entrance age to lower secondary education 10 years 2025 down 16.7% 204th Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th Theoretical duration of primary education 4 years 2025 down 33.3% 200th Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 55,479 2024 up 11.5% 113th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 76,326 2024 up 11.4% 107th Teachers in primary education, male 8,753 2024 down 23.1% 98th Teachers in primary education, female 25,990 2024 down 2.0% 93rd Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 74.8% 2024 up 6.9% 123rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 94.7% 2024 down 10.4% 167th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 3.77 years 2024 down 39.8% 211th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.1% 2024 — 190th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.3% 2024 up 336.5% 189th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 131,805 2024 up 11.4% 108th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.9% 2024 down 0.1% 43rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.7% 2024 down 0.2% 43rd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 99,796 2024 up 44.7% 119th Enrolment in secondary education, male 278,231 2024 up 86.5% 102nd Enrolment in secondary education, female 263,690 2024 up 84.4% 105th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34,743 2024 down 8.4% 103rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.2% 2024 up 416.9% 199th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.8% 2024 down 0.2% 43rd Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 541,921 2024 up 85.5% 105th Enrolment in primary education, male 182,544 2024 up 9.6% 125th Enrolment in primary education, female 175,802 2024 up 9.7% 125th School age population, upper secondary education, male 63,798 2025 down 10.7% 136th School age population, upper secondary education, female 60,767 2025 down 11.0% 136th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 124,565 2025 down 10.8% 136th School age population, secondary education, male 309,165 2025 up 115.7% 115th School age population, secondary education, female 296,871 2025 up 116.0% 116th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 606,036 2025 up 115.8% 116th School age population, tertiary education, male 184,647 2025 up 20.6% 119th School age population, tertiary education, female 139,269 2025 up 9.0% 125th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 323,916 2025 up 15.3% 124th ← Previous Page 5 of 43 Next →