Duration of compulsory education in Oman
Oman: Duration of compulsory education was 10 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
10 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 205 countries
All-time high
10 years
in 2015
All-time low
10 years
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Oman, 2015–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Oman is 10 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Oman peaked at 10 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 2015.
Oman ranks 86th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Duration of compulsory education in Oman, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 years | — |
| 2016 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 years | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 10 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 11 years, 91% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Oman's 10 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 86 Algeria 10 years compare
- 86 Andorra 10 years compare
- 86 Angola 10 years compare
- 86 Burkina Faso 10 years compare
- 86 Canada 10 years compare
- 86 Cape Verde 10 years compare
- 86 Central African Republic 10 years compare
- 86 Chad 10 years compare
- 86 Congo 10 years compare
- 86 Cote d'Ivoire 10 years compare
- 86 Cyprus 10 years compare
- 86 Czechia 10 years compare
- 86 Denmark 10 years compare
- 86 Djibouti 10 years compare
- 86 Gabon 10 years compare
- 86 Greece 10 years compare
- 86 Iceland 10 years compare
- 86 Ireland 10 years compare
- 86 Jordan 10 years compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 10 years compare
- 86 Lebanon 10 years compare
- 86 Macao 10 years compare
- 86 Moldova 10 years compare
- 86 New Zealand 10 years compare
- 86 Norway 10 years compare
- 86 Palestine 10 years compare
- 86 Romania 10 years compare
- 86 Saint Lucia 10 years compare
- 86 San Marino 10 years compare
- 86 Spain 10 years compare
- 86 Sweden 10 years compare
- 86 Togo 10 years compare
- 86 Vietnam 10 years compare
More education data for Oman
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,982 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,260 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 50,536 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 541,921 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 358,346 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Oman?
- Duration of compulsory education in Oman was 10 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 10 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 2015.
- How does Oman rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Oman ranks 86th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of years of compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.