School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Oman
Oman: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 339,746 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Oman, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Oman stood at 339,746 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 125.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Oman peaked at 339,746 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49,180 number, in 1970.
That places Oman 106th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Oman, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49,180 number | — |
| 1971 | 51,437 number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 53,272 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 55,116 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 57,089 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 59,319 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 61,829 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 64,154 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 66,478 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 68,892 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 71,569 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 74,524 number | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 77,602 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 80,695 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 83,811 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 86,911 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 90,247 number | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 93,672 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 98,477 number | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 105,009 number | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 113,167 number | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 122,427 number | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 129,458 number | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 136,368 number | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 143,114 number | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 149,588 number | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 155,097 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 160,168 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 161,128 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 160,376 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 159,738 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 159,969 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 163,189 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 166,833 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 170,619 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 174,347 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 177,569 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 170,903 number | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 161,845 number | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 154,455 number | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 150,744 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 150,254 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 145,674 number | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 140,455 number | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 137,439 number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 137,920 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 141,384 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 144,055 number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 305,231 number | +111.9% |
| 2019 | 319,351 number | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 339,746 number | +6.4% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 339,746 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 161,779 number, 2.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Oman's 339,746 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 560,518 number, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +111.9% | 144,055 number | 305,231 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58,677 number | 49,180 number | 68,892 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 86,252 number | 71,569 number | 105,009 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 143,089 number | 113,167 number | 161,128 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 165,947 number | 154,455 number | 177,569 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 177,251 number | 137,439 number | 319,351 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 339,746 number | 339,746 number | 339,746 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More education data for Oman
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.45 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.24 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Oman?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Oman was 339,746 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 339,746 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,180 number in 1970.
- How does Oman rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Oman ranks 106th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.4%. 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, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.