Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Oman
Oman: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 94.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Oman, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oman recorded 94.2% for share of children in primary school age who are in school in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Oman peaked at 99.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1973.
Oman ranks 128th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.0% | 14.4% | 39.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 60.1% | 45.1% | 69.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.2% | 69.6% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.1% | 84.1% | 98.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 95.8% | 99.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 88.9% | 94.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 125 Canada 95.0% compare
- 126 Cayman Islands 94.8% compare
- 127 Kenya 94.3% compare
- 129 Bangladesh 94.1% compare
- 130 Bulgaria 94.1% compare
- 131 South Africa 93.9% compare
More education data for Oman
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34,743 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Oman?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Oman was 94.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1973.
- How does Oman rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Oman ranks 128th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.