Progression to secondary school in Oman
Oman: Progression to secondary school was 98.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Oman, 1974–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school in Oman stood at 98.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Oman peaked at 99.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 73.8%, in 1976.
That places Oman 65th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.3% | 73.8% | 89.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 93.5% | 90.0% | 96.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 98.7% | 97.7% | 99.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.3% | 99.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.3% | 99.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Oman
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 progression to secondary school in Oman?
- Progression to secondary school in Oman was 98.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.8% in 1976.
- How does Oman rank for progression to secondary school?
- Oman ranks 65th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).