Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Oman
Oman: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 11.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Oman, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Oman stood at 11.3%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.8% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Oman peaked at 50.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2024.
That places Oman 96th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 41.4% | 41.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 19.0% | 50.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 11.3% | 46.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Oman
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34,743 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Oman?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Oman was 11.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2024.
- How does Oman rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Oman ranks 96th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.