School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Oman
Oman: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) was 214,846 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Oman, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Oman recorded 214,846 number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Oman peaked at 214,846 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45,386 number, in 1970.
That places Oman 119th 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, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Oman, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45,386 number | — |
| 1971 | 47,287 number | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 49,139 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 51,084 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 53,123 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 55,262 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 57,469 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 59,689 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 61,899 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 64,205 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 66,710 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 69,413 number | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 72,144 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 75,077 number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 78,127 number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 81,102 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 84,023 number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 86,818 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 90,278 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 94,628 number | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 100,109 number | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 106,869 number | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 113,069 number | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 119,795 number | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 126,708 number | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 133,824 number | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 140,777 number | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 146,266 number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 149,816 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 151,928 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 152,811 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 152,919 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 156,607 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 160,339 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 163,913 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 167,206 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 169,911 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 167,932 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 163,928 number | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 158,938 number | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 154,105 number | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 150,135 number | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 146,450 number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 142,604 number | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 139,174 number | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 136,785 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 136,376 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 140,604 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 200,382 number | +42.5% |
| 2019 | 207,196 number | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 214,846 number | +3.7% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 214,846 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 151,759 number, 1.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Oman's 214,846 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 535,845 number, 40% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) 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 | +42.5% | 140,604 number | 200,382 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54,454 number | 45,386 number | 64,205 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 79,832 number | 66,710 number | 94,628 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 128,916 number | 100,109 number | 151,928 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 161,450 number | 152,811 number | 169,911 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 155,381 number | 136,376 number | 207,196 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 214,846 number | 214,846 number | 214,846 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, secondary education, female in Oman?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Oman was 214,846 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 214,846 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,386 number in 1970.
- How does Oman rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Oman ranks 119th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.