Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Oman
Oman: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) was 98.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, total in Oman, 1974–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2016, persistence to grade 5, total in Oman stood at 98.5%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, total in Oman peaked at 99.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 1974.
That places Oman 33rd out of 164 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 58.9% | — |
| 1975 | 64.3% | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 69.6% | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 68.1% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 92.5% | +35.9% |
| 1983 | 92.3% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 97.0% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 94.1% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 92.9% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 93.9% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 96.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 95.3% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 94.6% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 93.7% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 95.9% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +35.9% | 68.1% | 92.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.2% | 58.9% | 69.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 93.9% | 92.3% | 97.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 95.2% | 93.7% | 96.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 95.9% | 98.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 95.2% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
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 persistence to grade 5, total in Oman?
- Persistence to grade 5, total in Oman was 98.5% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 1974.
- How does Oman rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
- Oman ranks 33rd out of 164 countries with data for 2016.
- Is persistence to grade 5, total rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.