Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Oman
Oman: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 94.45 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Oman, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Oman stood at 94.45.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Oman peaked at 99.3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.28, in 1973.
Oman ranks 102nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5.28 | — |
| 1974 | 10.07 | +90.7% |
| 1975 | 15.5 | +53.8% |
| 1976 | 17.62 | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 20.64 | +17.2% |
| 1978 | 23.67 | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 27.17 | +14.8% |
| 1980 | 30.11 | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 33.05 | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 36.5 | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 42.21 | +15.6% |
| 1984 | 49.95 | +18.3% |
| 1985 | 55.52 | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 65.54 | +18.0% |
| 1987 | 66.98 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 66.94 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 68.14 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 69.53 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 70.93 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 72.68 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 77.6 | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 79.74 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 80.51 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 81.78 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 81.64 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 83.26 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 84.23 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 83.91 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 85.41 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 84.12 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 87.73 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 96.7 | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 97.46 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 98.23 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 98.99 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 99.29 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.34 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 96.74 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 96.2 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.63 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 99.3 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 97.51 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 90.01 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 89.55 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 89.17 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 91.81 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 94.45 | +2.9% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 94.45 is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.37, 97% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Oman's 94.45 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.16, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +90.7% | 5.28 | 10.07 |
| 1975 | +53.8% | 10.07 | 15.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.14 | 5.28 | 27.17 | 7 |
| 1980s | 51.49 | 30.11 | 68.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.19 | 69.53 | 84.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.58 | 83.91 | 96.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.97 | 96.2 | 99.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91 | 89.17 | 94.45 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More education data for Oman
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.24 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Oman?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Oman was 94.45 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.28 in 1973.
- How does Oman rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Oman ranks 102nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.