School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Oman
Oman: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.45 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Oman, 1978–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Oman recorded 1.45 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Oman peaked at 1.45 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 GPI, in 1981.
Oman ranks 22nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Oman, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.108 GPI | — |
| 1979 | 0.189 GPI | +75.0% |
| 1980 | 0.075 GPI | -60.3% |
| 1981 | 0 GPI | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0817 GPI | — |
| 1983 | 0.0381 GPI | -53.4% |
| 1984 | 0.451 GPI | +1083.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7111 GPI | +57.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6631 GPI | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7398 GPI | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7895 GPI | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 1.05 GPI | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 1.13 GPI | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 1.17 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.28 GPI | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 1.28 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.34 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.26 GPI | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 1.18 GPI | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 1.13 GPI | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 1.05 GPI | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.744 GPI | -29.4% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPI | +49.7% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.26 GPI | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 1.16 GPI | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 1.18 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.32 GPI | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 1.39 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.45 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.42 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.37 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.32 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.32 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.45 GPI | +9.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +1083.6% | 0.0381 GPI | 0.451 GPI |
| 1981 | -100.0% | 0.075 GPI | 0 GPI |
| 1979 | +75.0% | 0.108 GPI | 0.189 GPI |
| 1980 | -60.3% | 0.189 GPI | 0.075 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1485 GPI | 0.108 GPI | 0.189 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.4602 GPI | 0 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.34 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.08 GPI | 0.744 GPI | 1.26 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.34 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 1.45 GPI | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.36 GPI | 1.32 GPI | 1.45 GPI | 3 |
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 enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Oman?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Oman was 1.45 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPI in 1981.
- How does Oman rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Oman ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.