Over-age students, primary in Oman
Oman: Over-age students, primary was 0.7% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Oman, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary in Oman stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of down 63.9% on the previous year and down 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Oman peaked at 28.5% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2018.
Oman ranks 176th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 28.5% | — |
| 1974 | 27.2% | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 23.3% | -14.2% |
| 1976 | 26.5% | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 21.9% | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 19.8% | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 15.9% | -19.5% |
| 1982 | 15.5% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 16.6% | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 13.3% | -19.8% |
| 1985 | 15.9% | +19.3% |
| 1986 | 11.7% | -26.4% |
| 1987 | 12.7% | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 15.3% | +20.3% |
| 1989 | 16.0% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 13.1% | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -61.3% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +43.7% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -54.7% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -63.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.5% | 19.8% | 28.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 11.7% | 16.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 9.4% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 2.9% | 9.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.7% | 5.5% | 8 |
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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 over-age students, primary in Oman?
- Over-age students, primary in Oman was 0.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 1973.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
- How does Oman rank for over-age students, primary?
- Oman ranks 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.