School age population, early … age male educational development in Oman
Oman: School age population, early … age male educational development was 172,830 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Oman, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Oman recorded 172,830 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Oman peaked at 178,677 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 141,049, in 2013.
That places Oman 44th out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, early … age male educational development in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 141,049 | — |
| 2014 | 149,335 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 158,520 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 163,414 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 171,469 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 175,288 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 178,677 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 178,109 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 175,646 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 172,398 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 167,786 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 172,830 | +3.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 172,830 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73,183, 2.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Oman's 172,830 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 260,940, 66% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 162,536 | 141,049 | 178,677 | 7 |
| 2020s | 173,354 | 167,786 | 178,109 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 41 El Salvador 200,061 compare
- 42 Nicaragua 198,847 compare
- 43 Belgium 178,083 compare
- 45 Turkmenistan 161,208 compare
- 46 Greece 161,207 compare
- 47 Kyrgyzstan 152,289 compare
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Oman?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Oman was 172,830 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 178,677 in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 141,049 in 2013.
- How does Oman rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Oman ranks 44th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release