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Education · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income

Oman: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 27.4% (2021), 147th of 176 in the world and 12th of 15 in the Middle East & North Africa. Primary enrolment is 94.7% (2024), 146th of 191 in the world and 14th of 19 in the Middle East & North Africa. Primary completion is 92.1% (2024), 101st of 168 in the world and 13th of 19 in the Middle East & North Africa.

Pre-primary enrolment27.4%2021 · world 147/176 · region 12/15Primary enrolment94.7%2024 · world 146/191 · region 14/19Primary completion92.1%2024 · world 101/168 · region 13/19Secondary enrolment95.1%2024 · world 79/176 · region 8/17
Pre-primary enrolment
OmanMiddle East, North Africa, A…High incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%199520002005201020152020Oman27.4%Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
OmanMiddle East, North Africa, A…High incomeWorld
80%90%100%110%120%199520002005201020152020Oman94.7%Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh incomeWorld
12 indicators

Education: Oman in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross27.4%2021147/17612/155.8%199855.6%201156.7%−28.2 ppsince 201133.8%83.8%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross94.7%2024146/19114/1992.6%111.1%201190.6%−11.0 ppsince 201494.6%99.8%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group92.1%2024101/16813/1983.4%116.5%201192.1%−11.3 ppsince 201483.7%97.8%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross95.1%202479/1768/1777.6%114.5%201194.5%−14.0 ppsince 201365.8%103.2%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group95.3%202458/1686/1972.7%123.6%201194.0%−2.3 ppsince 201466.7%95.6%77.9%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross42.2%202497/17214/197.2%199827.9%48.4%+1.0 ppsince 201429.7%82.0%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age5.8%202469/1785/1715.9%0.3%201110.3%+3.8 ppsince 2014—2.5%—
Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+97.3%202243/1416/18·86.9%96.9%+10.4 ppsince 201075.6%97.7%87.7%
Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–2499.7%202235/1482/19·97.7%99.7%+1.9 ppsince 201086.9%99.3%93.1%
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary9.72018165/17319/2025.1·9.72018−51%since 200321.314.023.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP4.4%202281/1849/162.8%3.7%20096.9%+0.7 ppsince 20094.4%4.7%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure14.2%202268/1798/159.0%10.9%200915.4%+3.2 ppsince 200913.1%12.0%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Oman and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Oman. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorOmanIranYemenSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab Emirates
Pre-primary enrolment27.4%202172.5%20201.6%201618.3%202194.2%2020
Primary enrolment94.7%2024102.0%202377.0%2016104.0%2024108.0%2024
Primary completion92.1%202497.4%202360.1%201699.4%202499.2%2023
Secondary enrolment95.1%202485.1%202343.7%2016110.7%2024102.1%2024
Lower secondary completion95.3%202485.2%202345.0%2016103.5%2024104.2%2023
Tertiary enrolment42.2%202458.7%20228.8%201183.9%202463.7%2024
Out-of-school children5.8%20240.1%202330.6%20160.5%20240.0%2024
Adult literacy97.3%202288.9%2023—97.9%202498.8%2024
Youth literacy99.7%202298.7%2023—99.9%202499.6%2024
Iran: educationYemen: educationSaudi Arabia: educationUnited Arab Emirates: education
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