Education in Oman

2,578 indicators covering education for Oman.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Primary education, teachers 74.8% 2024 up 6.9% 117th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 4,338 number 2019 up 91.8% 116th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year 2019 170th
Repeaters, primary, total 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% 178th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 2.64 years 2024 up 7.5% 99th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 1.33 years 2024 up 10.1% 114th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.5 GPIA 2024 down 0.8% 18th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 2.8% 2019 up 35.5% 87th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 13.02 years 2024 down 8.3% 112th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 92.1% 2024 down 10.9% 115th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 8,120 number 2016 up 190.8% 96th
Persistence to grade 5, total 98.5% 2016 up 0.5% 33rd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 99.6% 2023 up 1.0% 10th
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 children who are not in pre-primary school 11.3% 2024 down 61.1% 96th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 1.1 years 2024 up 5.8% 146th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.03 years 2024 up 1.8% 151st
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 3.5% 24th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 99.5% 2024 down 0.2% 51st
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 34 2024 up 277.8% 125th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 6,232 2024 up 153.7% 98th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2019 up 8.4% 52nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 2,788 2024 up 9.1% 96th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 38.9% 2024 up 11.3% 105th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 4,375 2024 down 8.0% 103rd
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
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.955 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 5.9% 88th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% 175th
Repeaters, primary, male 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% 175th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.8 years 2024 down 8.5% 103rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.58 years 2024 down 8.0% 113th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.09 GPIA 2024 down 0.5% 46th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 99.9% 2019 up 0.5% 29th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 92.0% 2024 down 10.2% 111th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 92.1% 2024 down 11.6% 115th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1 GPIA 2024 down 1.6% 105th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 4,335 number 2019 up 92.8% 109th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 58.4% 2022 up 150.8% 51st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 68.6% 2022 up 94.5% 53rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.71 GPIA 2022 up 136.7% 50th
School enrollment, secondary, private 11.8% 2024 up 15.8% 99th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 0.993 GPIA 2023 up 0.2% 137th
School enrollment, primary 86.3% 2018 down 7.2% 142nd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 99.3% 2023 up 1.1% 22nd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 100.0% 2023 up 0.9% 2nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1 GPIA 2024 up 0.2% 144th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.3% 2011 down 97.7% 154th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 1.9% 2011 down 87.6% 114th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 98.6% 2022 up 14.9% 15th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 95.3% 2024 down 2.4% 64th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 96.9% 2022 up 23.7% 28th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 99.4% 2022 up 10.4% 10th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.97 GPIA 2022 up 11.5% 48th