Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Oman

Oman: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male was 98.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
98.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
9th
of 53 countries
All-time high
98.5%
in 2022
All-time low
46.4%
in 2003
Years of data
6
2003–2022

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Oman, 2003–2022

0204060801002003201220222003: 46.4 %2008: 81.4 %2010: 84.2 %2015: 91.4 %2020: 97.9 %2022: 98.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Oman recorded 98.5% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Oman peaked at 98.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2003.

That places Oman 9th out of 53 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Oman, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male (%) in Oman, 2003 to 2022.
Year % Change
2003 46.4%
2008 81.4% +75.5%
2010 84.2% +3.4%
2015 91.4% +8.5%
2020 97.9% +7.1%
2022 98.5% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.9% 46.4% 81.4% 2
2010s 87.8% 84.2% 91.4% 2
2020s 98.2% 97.9% 98.5% 2

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 6 Spain 99.3% compare
  2. 7 Palestine, State of 99.1% compare
  3. 8 Tonga 98.8% compare
  4. 10 Türkiye 98.4% compare
  5. 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 98.2% compare
  6. 12 Uruguay 97.9% compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

More education data for Oman

All data for Oman →

Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Oman?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Oman was 98.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2003.
How does Oman rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male?
Oman ranks 9th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Oman. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/literacy-rate-population-25-64-years-rural-male-percent-2/oman/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/literacy-rate-population-25-64-years-rural-male-percent-2/oman/">Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Oman</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
53 places, 614 data points, 1976–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release