School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Oman
Oman: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 37,091 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Oman, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Oman is 37,091 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Oman peaked at 94,551 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22,072 number, in 1970.
Oman ranks 147th of 205 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, upper secondary education, male (number) in Oman, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22,072 number | — |
| 1971 | 22,986 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 23,834 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 24,831 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 25,929 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 27,112 number | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 28,345 number | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 29,480 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 30,696 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 31,987 number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 33,286 number | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 34,498 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 35,813 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 37,270 number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 38,807 number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 40,244 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 41,472 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 42,940 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 43,573 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 43,945 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 45,051 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 47,986 number | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 51,941 number | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 56,542 number | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 60,772 number | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 64,007 number | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 65,878 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 72,582 number | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 76,118 number | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 76,814 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 75,961 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 75,523 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 77,115 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 80,021 number | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 83,654 number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 87,496 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 90,961 number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 94,551 number | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 92,707 number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 86,776 number | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 79,647 number | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 75,352 number | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 78,738 number | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 80,090 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 77,281 number | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 71,611 number | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 66,066 number | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 67,466 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 44,661 number | -33.8% |
| 2019 | 41,535 number | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 37,091 number | -10.7% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 37,091 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 65,564 number, 57% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Oman's 37,091 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 209,074 number, 18% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (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 | -33.8% | 67,466 number | 44,661 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26,727 number | 22,072 number | 31,987 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,185 number | 33,286 number | 43,945 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,769 number | 45,051 number | 76,814 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,476 number | 75,523 number | 94,551 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,245 number | 41,535 number | 80,090 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,091 number | 37,091 number | 37,091 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, male in Oman?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Oman was 37,091 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 94,551 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,072 number in 1970.
- How does Oman rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Oman ranks 147th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.