School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Oman
Oman: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 2.11 GPI in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Oman, 1978–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Oman recorded 2.11 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2019.
The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Oman peaked at 2.44 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0399 GPI, in 1983.
Oman ranks 5th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1588 GPI | 0.1164 GPI | 0.2011 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.4738 GPI | 0.0399 GPI | 0.8916 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.09 GPI | 0.9407 GPI | 1.32 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPI | 0.7398 GPI | 1.39 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.13 GPI | 1.58 GPI | 2.44 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for Oman
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34,743 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.51 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Oman?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Oman was 2.11 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0399 GPI in 1983.
- How does Oman rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Oman ranks 5th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, 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.