Percentage of graduates … adjusted Natural Mathematics Statistics in Oman
Oman: Percentage of graduates … adjusted Natural Mathematics Statistics was 1.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Oman, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Oman is 1.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Oman peaked at 1.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2009.
Oman ranks 4th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … adjusted Natural Mathematics Statistics in Oman, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.2% | — |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +32.4% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -0.8% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Oman's 1.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 1 Seychelles 1.7% compare
- 2 Algeria 1.7% compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 1.6% compare
- 5 Iran 1.6% compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 1.6% compare
- 7 Tunisia 1.6% compare
More education data for Oman
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.45 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.24 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Oman?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Oman was 1.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2009.
- How does Oman rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Oman ranks 4th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release