School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Oman
Oman: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 140,924 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Oman, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Oman recorded 140,924 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Oman peaked at 175,812 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 58,480 number, in 1970.
Oman ranks 132nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female (number) (age female) in Oman, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58,480 number | — |
| 1971 | 60,396 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 62,530 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 64,826 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 67,244 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 69,724 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 72,237 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 75,096 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 78,065 number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 81,195 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 84,589 number | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 88,374 number | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 92,958 number | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 98,616 number | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 105,206 number | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 112,509 number | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 120,115 number | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 128,012 number | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 135,627 number | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 142,684 number | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 148,895 number | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 154,095 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 158,948 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 163,194 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 166,574 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 168,812 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 169,785 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 168,626 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 167,735 number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 167,044 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 166,506 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 166,028 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 167,909 number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 168,610 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 167,865 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 165,372 number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 161,209 number | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 154,971 number | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 149,325 number | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 144,687 number | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 141,526 number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 140,166 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 140,382 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 144,029 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 150,377 number | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 158,434 number | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 167,181 number | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 175,812 number | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 128,905 number | -26.7% |
| 2019 | 134,979 number | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 140,924 number | +4.4% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 140,924 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 111,289 number, 1.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Oman's 140,924 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 540,975 number, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) 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 | -26.7% | 175,812 number | 128,905 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68,979 number | 58,480 number | 81,195 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 110,869 number | 84,589 number | 142,684 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 163,371 number | 148,895 number | 169,785 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 161,248 number | 144,687 number | 168,610 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,179 number | 128,905 number | 175,812 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 140,924 number | 140,924 number | 140,924 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, female in Oman?
- School age population, primary education, female in Oman was 140,924 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 175,812 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,480 number in 1970.
- How does Oman rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Oman ranks 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.