Literacy rates among adults in Oman
Oman: Literacy rates among adults was 97.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates among adults in Oman, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates among adults in Oman is 97.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates among adults in Oman peaked at 97.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 2003.
Oman ranks 22nd of 89 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.4% | 66.1% | 86.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 86.9% | 95.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.9% | 97.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Oman
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 literacy rates among adults in Oman?
- Literacy rates among adults in Oman was 97.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates among adults recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rates among adults recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 2003.
- How does Oman rank for literacy rates among adults?
- Oman ranks 22nd out of 89 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rates among adults rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.