Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Oman
Oman: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education was 94.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Oman, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Oman stood at 94.4%.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Oman peaked at 99.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, 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 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.6% | 5.3% | 27.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 53.9% | 33.0% | 68.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 78.2% | 69.5% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 83.9% | 96.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 96.2% | 99.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 89.2% | 94.4% | 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 gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Oman?
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Oman was 94.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1973.
- How does Oman rank for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Oman ranks 102nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.