Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Oman
Oman: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 10.37 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Oman, 1985–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2018, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Oman stood at 10.37.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Oman peaked at 18.99 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.06, in 2017.
Oman ranks 95th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.95 | 13.11 | 14.81 | 5 |
| 1990s | 18.03 | 16.56 | 18.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.29 | 15.74 | 18.64 | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.22 | 10.06 | 10.37 | 2 |
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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 pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Oman?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Oman was 10.37 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 18.99 in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.06 in 2017.
- How does Oman rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Oman ranks 95th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.