Secondary education, duration in Oman
Oman: Secondary education, duration was 8 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, duration in Oman, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, duration in Oman is 8 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Oman peaked at 8 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.
That places Oman 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4 years | 6 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 6 |
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- 1 Germany 9 years compare
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- 3 Turkmenistan 8 years compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 8 years compare
- 3 Palestine 8 years compare
More education data for Oman
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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, total 2.84 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 14.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in Oman?
- Secondary education, duration in Oman was 8 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- How does Oman rank for secondary education, duration?
- Oman ranks 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.