School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Oman
Oman: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9921 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9921 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
134th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 1996
All-time low
0.1485 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
52
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Oman, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Oman recorded 0.9921 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Oman peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1485 GPIA, in 1972.
Oman ranks 134th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Oman, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1591 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.1485 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1996 GPIA | +34.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2803 GPIA | +40.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3319 GPIA | +18.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3634 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4008 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4116 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.441 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4595 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4796 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5106 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5491 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6024 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6538 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7319 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7939 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8545 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9026 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.926 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9693 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9985 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9758 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9805 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9537 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9753 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9711 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.994 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.996 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9988 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9666 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.997 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.998 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9985 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9943 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9823 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9908 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9921 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.304 GPIA | 0.1485 GPIA | 0.441 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6538 GPIA | 0.4595 GPIA | 0.9026 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.926 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9818 GPIA | 0.9537 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.997 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9899 GPIA | 0.9823 GPIA | 0.9943 GPIA | 4 |
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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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Oman?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Oman was 0.9921 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 1996.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1485 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Oman rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Oman ranks 134th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release