Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Oman
Oman: Official entrance age to lower secondary education was 10 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
198th
of 215 countries
All-time high
12 years
in 1970
All-time low
10 years
in 2018
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Oman, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Oman recorded 10 years for official entrance age to lower secondary education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to lower secondary education in Oman peaked at 12 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 2018.
That places Oman 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Oman, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12 years | — |
| 1971 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 years | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6 years | 10 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 198 United Arab Emirates 10 years compare
- 198 Armenia 10 years compare
- 198 Austria 10 years compare
- 198 Azerbaijan 10 years compare
- 198 Belarus 10 years compare
- 198 Germany 10 years compare
- 198 Kazakhstan 10 years compare
- 198 Sri Lanka 10 years compare
- 198 Myanmar 10 years compare
- 198 Nepal 10 years compare
- 198 Pakistan 10 years compare
- 198 Palestine 10 years compare
- 198 Somalia 10 years compare
- 198 Slovakia 10 years compare
- 198 Turkmenistan 10 years compare
- 198 Turkey 10 years compare
- 198 Ukraine 10 years compare
More education data for Oman
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to lower secondary education in Oman?
- Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Oman was 10 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 12 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 2018.
- How does Oman rank for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Oman ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to lower secondary education rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 Official entrance age to lower secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release