Primary education, teachers in Oman
Oman: Primary education, teachers was 74.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Oman, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Oman recorded 74.8% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Oman peaked at 74.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1972.
Oman ranks 117th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.7% | 13.5% | 29.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 39.2% | 31.4% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 46.0% | 52.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 54.1% | 61.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 70.0% | 70.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 69.1% | 74.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Oman
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (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, teachers in Oman?
- Primary education, teachers in Oman was 74.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1972.
- How does Oman rank for primary education, teachers?
- Oman ranks 117th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.