Population of compulsory school age, male in Oman
Oman: Population of compulsory school age, male was 442,574 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Oman, 2015–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Oman recorded 442,574 for population of compulsory school age, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Oman peaked at 442,574 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 267,830, in 2015.
Oman ranks 110th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 267,830 | — |
| 2016 | 279,702 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 288,528 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 299,472 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 316,937 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 360,154 | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 379,692 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 402,826 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 425,850 | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 442,574 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 290,494 | 267,830 | 316,937 | 5 |
| 2020s | 402,219 | 360,154 | 442,574 | 5 |
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More education data for Oman
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Oman?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Oman was 442,574 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 442,574 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 267,830 in 2015.
- How does Oman rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Oman ranks 110th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release