Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Oman
Oman: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 94.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Oman, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Oman stood at 94.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Oman peaked at 111.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1971.
Oman ranks 167th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.2% | 3.1% | 49.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 69.3% | 51.2% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.6% | 85.0% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 91.8% | 101.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 103.8% | 97.7% | 111.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 89.2% | 94.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Oman
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- 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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Oman?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Oman was 94.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 111.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1971.
- How does Oman rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Oman ranks 167th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.