School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Oman
Oman: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Oman, 1978–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Oman stood at 1.06 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Oman peaked at 1.12 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4172 GPI, in 1978.
Oman ranks 52nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Oman, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.4172 GPI | — |
| 1979 | 0.4471 GPI | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.465 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4857 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5173 GPI | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5553 GPI | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6062 GPI | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6579 GPI | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7041 GPI | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7411 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7761 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8123 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8307 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.886 GPI | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9236 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9359 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9854 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.995 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.976 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9968 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9877 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9413 GPI | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9829 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9804 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPI | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 1.12 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPI | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4322 GPI | 0.4172 GPI | 0.4471 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.6321 GPI | 0.465 GPI | 0.8123 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9464 GPI | 0.8307 GPI | 0.9968 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9829 GPI | 0.9413 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 7 |
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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, gender parity index in Oman?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Oman was 1.06 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4172 GPI in 1978.
- How does Oman rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Oman ranks 52nd out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.