Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Oman
Oman: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Oman, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Oman recorded 1.01 index for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Oman peaked at 1.06 index in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3945 index, in 1982.
That places Oman 77th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Oman, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.3945 index | — |
| 1993 | 1.01 index | +155.4% |
| 1999 | 1.06 index | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9771 index | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9749 index | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9503 index | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9943 index | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1 index | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 1.01 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Oman's 1.01 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +155.4% | 0.3945 index | 1.01 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3945 index | 0.3945 index | 0.3945 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.03 index | 1.01 index | 1.06 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9742 index | 0.9503 index | 0.9943 index | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Oman?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Oman was 1.01 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 index in 1999.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3945 index in 1982.
- How does Oman rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Oman ranks 77th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.