School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Oman
Oman: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.5 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Oman, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Oman is 1.5 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Oman peaked at 1.55 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0381 GPIA, in 1983.
Oman ranks 18th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Oman, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.108 GPIA | — |
| 1979 | 0.189 GPIA | +75.0% |
| 1980 | 0.075 GPIA | -60.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0817 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0381 GPIA | -53.4% |
| 1984 | 0.451 GPIA | +1083.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7111 GPIA | +57.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6631 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7398 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7895 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 1.05 GPIA | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 1.13 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 1.17 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.28 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.34 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.26 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 1.18 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 1.13 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 1.05 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.744 GPIA | -29.4% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPIA | +49.7% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.26 GPIA | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 1.28 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.47 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 1.51 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.53 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.55 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.53 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.5 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.46 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.43 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.42 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.52 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 1.5 GPIA | -1.7% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 1.5 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Oman's 1.5 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.24 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +1083.6% | 0.0381 GPIA | 0.451 GPIA |
| 1979 | +75.0% | 0.108 GPIA | 0.189 GPIA |
| 1980 | -60.3% | 0.189 GPIA | 0.075 GPIA |
| 1985 | +57.7% | 0.451 GPIA | 0.7111 GPIA |
| 1983 | -53.4% | 0.0817 GPIA | 0.0381 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1485 GPIA | 0.108 GPIA | 0.189 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.5113 GPIA | 0.0381 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.08 GPIA | 0.744 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.45 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 1.55 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.47 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 1.52 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.53 GPIA compare
- 16 Saint Lucia 1.52 GPIA compare
- 17 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.52 GPIA compare
- 19 Cuba 1.5 GPIA compare
- 20 Barbados 1.49 GPIA compare
- 21 Dominican Republic 1.48 GPIA compare
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Oman?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Oman was 1.5 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0381 GPIA in 1983.
- How does Oman rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Oman ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, 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