School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Oman
Oman: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 47,302 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Oman, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Oman is 47,302 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Oman peaked at 83,854 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21,237 number, in 1970.
That places Oman 140th 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in Oman, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21,237 number | — |
| 1971 | 22,061 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 22,947 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 23,939 number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 24,988 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 26,051 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 27,099 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 28,164 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 29,245 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 30,376 number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 31,554 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 32,773 number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 34,029 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 35,451 number | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 36,945 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 38,359 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 39,619 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 40,574 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 41,396 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 42,364 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 43,954 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 46,650 number | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 49,466 number | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 53,043 number | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 56,961 number | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 60,972 number | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 64,712 number | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 68,534 number | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 71,395 number | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 73,338 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 74,316 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 74,656 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 76,633 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 78,566 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 80,400 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 82,157 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 83,816 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 83,854 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 82,928 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 81,159 number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 78,925 number | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 76,720 number | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 75,536 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 73,694 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 71,077 number | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 68,208 number | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 66,279 number | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 68,059 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 46,148 number | -32.2% |
| 2019 | 46,785 number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 47,302 number | +1.1% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 47,302 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 60,335 number, 78% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Oman's 47,302 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,274 number, 23% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (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 | -32.2% | 68,059 number | 46,148 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,611 number | 21,237 number | 30,376 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 37,306 number | 31,554 number | 42,364 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,902 number | 43,954 number | 73,338 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,848 number | 74,316 number | 83,854 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,143 number | 46,148 number | 78,925 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,302 number | 47,302 number | 47,302 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, upper secondary education, female in Oman?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Oman was 47,302 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 83,854 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,237 number in 1970.
- How does Oman rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Oman ranks 140th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.