School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Oman
Oman: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 290,745 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Oman, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Oman recorded 290,745 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Oman peaked at 361,023 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 118,811 number, in 1970.
That places Oman 132nd out of 206 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, primary education, both sexes (number) in Oman, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 118,811 number | — |
| 1971 | 122,869 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 126,799 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 131,201 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 136,042 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 141,261 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 146,825 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 152,331 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 158,292 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 164,745 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 171,768 number | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 179,541 number | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 188,951 number | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 200,468 number | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 213,870 number | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 228,760 number | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 244,384 number | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 259,570 number | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 274,087 number | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 287,944 number | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 301,340 number | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 314,380 number | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 324,696 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 335,643 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 344,870 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 349,451 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 347,811 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 348,662 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 347,077 number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 344,182 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 341,660 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 340,675 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 341,502 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 341,681 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 340,500 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 336,932 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 330,843 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 314,730 number | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 301,858 number | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 292,807 number | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 288,174 number | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 288,230 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 286,268 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 293,588 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 307,249 number | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 323,665 number | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 340,009 number | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 361,023 number | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 269,600 number | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 281,762 number | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 290,745 number | +3.2% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 290,745 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 227,912 number, 1.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Oman's 290,745 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.12 million number, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary 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 | -25.3% | 361,023 number | 269,600 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 139,918 number | 118,811 number | 164,745 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 224,934 number | 171,768 number | 287,944 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 335,811 number | 301,340 number | 349,451 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 328,319 number | 292,807 number | 341,681 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 303,957 number | 269,600 number | 361,023 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 290,745 number | 290,745 number | 290,745 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, primary education, both sexes in Oman?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Oman was 290,745 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 361,023 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 118,811 number in 1970.
- How does Oman rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Oman ranks 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, published as part of School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.