School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Oman
Oman: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Oman, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Oman is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Oman peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1485 GPIA, in 1972.
Oman ranks 37th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Oman, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1591 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.1485 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.199 GPIA | +34.0% |
| 1974 | 0.281 GPIA | +41.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3331 GPIA | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3692 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4101 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4329 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4701 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 0.494 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5192 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5524 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6112 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6738 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7321 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8093 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8638 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9157 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9455 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9619 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9746 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9852 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9967 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9955 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9941 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9533 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.968 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9435 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9834 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9853 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9702 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Oman's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +41.2% | 0.199 GPIA | 0.281 GPIA |
| 1973 | +34.0% | 0.1485 GPIA | 0.199 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3114 GPIA | 0.1485 GPIA | 0.4701 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7117 GPIA | 0.494 GPIA | 0.9455 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9946 GPIA | 0.9619 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9904 GPIA | 0.9435 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Oman?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Oman was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1485 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Oman rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Oman ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release