Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Oman
Oman: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 23.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Oman, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oman recorded 23.7% for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Oman peaked at 27.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2023.
That places Oman 7th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.8% | — |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -32.6% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +89.2% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -50.6% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +84.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 14.5% | 25.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 12.8% | 27.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More education data for Oman
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 358,346 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Oman?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Oman was 23.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2023.
- How does Oman rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Oman ranks 7th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release