School enrollment, primary, female in Oman
Oman: School enrollment, primary, female was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Oman, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Oman is 95.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Oman peaked at 111.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1971.
Oman ranks 148th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.7% | 0.9% | 32.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 58.6% | 33.7% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.4% | 83.3% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 90.2% | 99.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 106.0% | 101.6% | 111.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 89.4% | 95.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More education data for Oman
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34,743 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 14.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.84 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9965 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Oman?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Oman was 95.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 111.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1971.
- How does Oman rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Oman ranks 148th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.