Official entrance age to compulsory education in Oman
Oman: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 73 countries
All-time high
6
in 2015
All-time low
6
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Oman, 2015–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Oman recorded 6 for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Oman peaked at 6 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2015.
Oman ranks 9th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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More education data for Oman
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 94.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Oman?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Oman was 6 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2015.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2015.
- How does Oman rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Oman ranks 9th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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