School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Oman
Oman: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
80th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.682 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
39
1985–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Oman, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Oman recorded 1 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Oman peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.682 GPIA, in 1985.
Oman ranks 80th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Oman, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.682 GPIA | — |
| 1986 | 0.7545 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.812 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8638 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9211 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9538 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9775 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9898 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9978 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9989 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9478 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9524 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9232 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9563 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9587 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9894 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9648 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9911 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.998 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8024 GPIA | 0.682 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9846 GPIA | 0.9211 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9729 GPIA | 0.9232 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.997 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 77 France 1 GPIA compare
- 78 New Zealand 1 GPIA compare
- 79 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
- 81 Palestine, State of 1 GPIA compare
- 82 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
- 83 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Oman
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34,743 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 94.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Oman?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Oman was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.682 GPIA in 1985.
- How does Oman rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Oman ranks 80th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release