School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Oman
Oman: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Oman, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Oman recorded 1.06 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Oman peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6017 GPIA, in 1978.
That places Oman 24th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Oman, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.8208 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 1.03 GPIA | +24.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7584 GPIA | -26.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7615 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6017 GPIA | -21.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9735 GPIA | +61.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8137 GPIA | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7307 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8448 GPIA | +15.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7989 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8955 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8197 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8101 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7879 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.745 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7745 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9208 GPIA | +18.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8534 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8626 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8274 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8237 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8501 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8524 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8982 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.895 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8748 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9151 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8425 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8384 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8991 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.971 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9591 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | +5.5% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9972 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Oman's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +61.8% | 0.6017 GPIA | 0.9735 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8235 GPIA | 0.6017 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8052 GPIA | 0.7307 GPIA | 0.8955 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8558 GPIA | 0.7745 GPIA | 0.9208 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9152 GPIA | 0.8384 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 21 Tonga 1.07 GPIA compare
- 22 Trinidad and Tobago 1.07 GPIA compare
- 23 Marshall Islands 1.07 GPIA compare
- 25 United Arab Emirates 1.06 GPIA compare
- 26 Bahamas 1.06 GPIA compare
- 27 Belize 1.06 GPIA compare
More education data for Oman
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Oman?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Oman was 1.06 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6017 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Oman rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Oman ranks 24th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release