Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Oman
Oman: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.98 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Oman, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Oman stood at 0.98 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Oman peaked at 0.98 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.73 LPIA, in 2003.
Oman ranks 12th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Oman, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.73 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.85 LPIA | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.88 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.89 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.98 LPIA | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.79 LPIA | 0.73 LPIA | 0.85 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.885 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 0.89 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.98 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 2 |
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More education data for Oman
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34,743 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Oman?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Oman was 0.98 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.73 LPIA in 2003.
- How does Oman rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Oman ranks 12th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release