Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Oman
Oman: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 2.51 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.51 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
81st
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.9 live births per woman
in 1981
All-time low
2.45 live births per woman
in 2022
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Oman, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Oman recorded 2.51 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Oman peaked at 7.9 live births per woman in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2.45 live births per woman, in 2022.
Oman ranks 81st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Oman, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.26 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 7.25 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 7.25 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 7.25 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 7.23 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 7.23 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 7.23 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 7.28 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 7.29 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 7.32 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 7.33 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 7.37 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 7.39 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 7.41 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 7.44 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 7.46 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 7.49 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 7.52 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 7.56 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 7.59 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 7.62 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 7.67 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 7.71 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 7.74 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 7.78 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 7.82 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 7.85 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 7.89 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 7.9 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 7.84 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 7.75 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 7.64 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 7.51 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 7.35 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 7.17 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 6.95 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 6.72 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 6.46 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 6.2 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 5.92 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 5.64 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 5.36 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 5.07 live births per woman | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 4.79 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 4.52 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 4.27 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 4.06 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 3.85 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 3.66 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 3.51 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 3.37 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.2 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 3.03 live births per woman | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 2.88 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.76 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 2.76 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.83 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.97 live births per woman | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.96 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.93 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.95 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.97 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.96 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.95 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.92 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.81 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 2.7 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.64 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.59 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.45 live births per woman | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 2.52 live births per woman | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 2.51 live births per woman | -0.7% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 2.51 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 live births per woman, 1.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Oman's 2.51 live births per woman is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.51 live births per woman, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.23 live births per woman | 7.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.38 live births per woman | 7.28 live births per woman | 7.49 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.69 live births per woman | 7.52 live births per woman | 7.85 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.47 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 7.9 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.23 live births per woman | 4.06 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.19 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 3.85 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 live births per woman | 2.7 live births per woman | 2.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 2.64 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
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 fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Oman?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Oman was 2.51 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 live births per woman in 1981.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 live births per woman in 2022.
- How does Oman rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Oman ranks 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.