Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Oman
Oman: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.9864 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Oman, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Oman is 0.9864 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Oman peaked at 0.9864 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5333 modelled data, in 2016.
Oman ranks 94th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Oman, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6934 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.686 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6915 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6995 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6954 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6786 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.66 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6308 modelled data | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6087 modelled data | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5897 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6216 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6579 modelled data | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7297 modelled data | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8438 modelled data | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8333 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6571 modelled data | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5333 modelled data | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5357 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6875 modelled data | +28.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7703 modelled data | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8415 modelled data | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8989 modelled data | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9314 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9583 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9708 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.9864 modelled data | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6634 modelled data | 0.5897 modelled data | 0.6995 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.687 modelled data | 0.5333 modelled data | 0.8438 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9312 modelled data | 0.8415 modelled data | 0.9864 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 93 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9909 modelled data compare
- 95 Nigeria 0.9784 modelled data compare
- 96 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9732 modelled data compare
- 97 Suriname 0.9615 modelled data compare
More education data for Oman
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,982 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,260 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Oman?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Oman was 0.9864 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9864 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5333 modelled data in 2016.
- How does Oman rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Oman ranks 94th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release