Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Oman
Oman: Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 107 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
70.9%
in 2011
Years of data
10
2011–2024
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Oman, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Oman stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Oman peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 70.9%, in 2011.
Oman ranks 1st of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 70.9% | — |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +41.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Oman's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.2% | 70.9% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.5% | 100.0% | 5 |
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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 share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Oman?
- Share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Oman was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 2011.
- How does Oman rank for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching?
- Oman ranks 1st out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).