Education in Oman 2,578 indicators covering education for Oman. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 49.1% 2022 up 370.0% 51st Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 97.3% 2022 up 12.0% 22nd Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 94.9% 2022 up 16.0% 34th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 98.6% 2022 up 9.3% 18th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 99.7% 2022 up 2.0% 17th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.96 GPIA 2022 up 5.5% 45th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 99.7% 2022 up 2.3% 19th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2022 down 1.0% 23rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 85.9% 2019 up 15.7% 68th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 3,015 2023 up 81.6% 81st Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 8,322 2023 up 14.2% 78th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 199 2023 down 62.6% 62nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 4,022 2023 down 12.7% 11th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 82 2023 up 215.4% 146th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2 2023 up 100.0% 119th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 368 2023 up 145.3% 23rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 2 2023 up 100.0% 107th Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 6 years 2020 up 100.0% 1st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2020 down 33.3% 156th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 2,821 number 2016 up 196.6% 90th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2.4% 2022 down 19.1% 5th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 16.2% 2024 down 15.0% 85th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2022 up 127.8% 13th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 99.7% 2022 up 1.5% 19th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 — 98th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 4.8% 114th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2019 up 10.3% 9th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 4 2023 up 300.0% 156th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 0 2023 down 100.0% 188th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 up 81.5% 146th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 5.1% 2022 up 18.3% 65th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.9% 2022 up 119.9% 65th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2022 down 38.3% 33rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 187th Share of primary school teachers who are women 74.8% 2024 up 6.9% 123rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 up 282.3% 136th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.1893 GPIA 2024 — 190th Share of students studying abroad 13.8% 2023 up 26.9% 48th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 865 2022 down 81.8% 49th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 1,321 2022 down 84.2% 47th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 2,185 2022 down 83.3% 49th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 40.0% 2022 up 11.1% 41st Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 — 176th End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Start month of the academic school year 9 2025 unchanged 24th End month of the academic school year 6 2025 unchanged 105th Enrolment in primary education, female 145,370 number 2019 down 0.4% 128th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 95.4% 2024 down 4.1% 69th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 95.2% 2024 down 0.7% 59th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1 GPIA 2024 down 3.3% 127th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2018 — 165th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 — 182nd Over-age students, primary 0.7% 2018 down 76.7% 176th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 — 177th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 — 182nd 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 Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 — 24th ← Previous Page 9 of 43 Next →