School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Oman
Oman: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Oman, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Oman is 1.09 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Oman peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4114 GPIA, in 1978.
That places Oman 46th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Oman, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.4114 GPIA | — |
| 1979 | 0.4409 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4594 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4794 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5105 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5489 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6023 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.654 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7315 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7933 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8534 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9054 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9307 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9742 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9592 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9809 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.988 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4262 GPIA | 0.4114 GPIA | 0.4409 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.6538 GPIA | 0.4594 GPIA | 0.9054 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9307 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9921 GPIA | 0.9592 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 3 |
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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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Oman?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Oman was 1.09 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4114 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Oman rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Oman ranks 46th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release