School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Oman
Oman: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9921 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 … secondary adjusted GPIA gender 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% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.9921 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 99% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.9921 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 GPIA, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender 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 | +40.4% | 0.1996 GPIA | 0.2803 GPIA |
| 1973 | +34.4% | 0.1485 GPIA | 0.1996 GPIA |
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 |
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 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 52 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release