Primary education, pupils in Oman
Oman: Primary education, pupils was 50.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Oman, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Oman recorded 50.2% for primary education, pupils in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Oman peaked at 50.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1972.
Oman ranks 13th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.2% | 12.7% | 32.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 40.5% | 32.6% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 46.7% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 48.0% | 49.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 48.9% | 50.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More education data for Oman
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34,743 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 14.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.84 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Oman?
- Primary education, pupils in Oman was 50.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1972.
- How does Oman rank for primary education, pupils?
- Oman ranks 13th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.