Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Oman
Oman: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 37,562 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Oman, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Oman is 37,562 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Oman peaked at 37,562 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10,785 number, in 1970.
Oman ranks 115th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Oman, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,785 number | — |
| 1971 | 11,118 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 11,525 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 11,948 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 12,391 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 12,851 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 13,329 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 13,885 number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 14,456 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 15,084 number | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 15,817 number | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 16,701 number | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 17,845 number | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 19,224 number | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 20,720 number | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 22,206 number | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 23,536 number | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 24,874 number | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 26,030 number | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 27,003 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 27,786 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 28,388 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 28,958 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 29,293 number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 29,429 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 29,386 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 29,190 number | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 28,913 number | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 28,738 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 28,611 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 28,472 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 28,256 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 28,154 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 27,758 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 27,137 number | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 26,343 number | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 25,483 number | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 24,648 number | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 23,941 number | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 23,472 number | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 23,343 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 23,622 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 24,462 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 25,832 number | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 27,569 number | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 29,430 number | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 31,161 number | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 32,866 number | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 34,498 number | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 36,061 number | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 37,562 number | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,737 number | 10,785 number | 15,084 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,396 number | 15,817 number | 27,003 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,869 number | 27,786 number | 29,429 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,366 number | 23,472 number | 28,472 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,884 number | 23,343 number | 36,061 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,562 number | 37,562 number | 37,562 number | 1 |
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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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Oman?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Oman was 37,562 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 37,562 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,785 number in 1970.
- How does Oman rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Oman ranks 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.