Tertiary education, academic staff in Oman
Oman: Tertiary education, academic staff was 38.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Oman, 2004–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Oman recorded 38.9% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Oman peaked at 39.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2004.
That places Oman 103rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 29.1% | 36.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 34.7% | 37.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 34.6% | 39.6% | 3 |
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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 tertiary education, academic staff in Oman?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Oman was 38.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2004.
- How does Oman rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Oman ranks 103rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.