Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Oman
Oman: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 4.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Oman, 1986–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Oman stood at 4.4%.
The figure is down 36.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Oman peaked at 6.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1990.
That places Oman 87th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 6.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 6.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 84 Guyana 4.5% compare
- 85 Brunei 4.4% compare
- 86 Cook Islands 4.4% compare
- 88 Peru 4.4% compare
- 89 Cape Verde 4.3% compare
- 90 Afghanistan 4.3% compare
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 government spending on education as a share of gdp in Oman?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Oman was 4.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1990.
- How does Oman rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Oman ranks 87th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.