Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Oman
Oman: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.7146 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Oman, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Oman is 0.7146 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.7% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Oman peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7146 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Oman 134th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Oman, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9631 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8843 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9072 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9185 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.986 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8816 GPIA | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9372 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9781 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9489 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7146 GPIA | -24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9589 GPIA | 0.8816 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8947 GPIA | 0.7146 GPIA | 0.9781 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
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 children one year before the official primary in Oman?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Oman was 0.7146 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7146 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Oman rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Oman ranks 134th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release