Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Oman
Oman: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 68.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
68.7%
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
9th
of 83 countries
All-time high
95.3%
in 2017
All-time low
68.7%
in 2024
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Oman, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Oman is 68.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
That places Oman 9th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 95.3% | — |
| 2018 | 88.3% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 74.1% | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 68.7% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.8% | 82.7% | 95.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 68.7% | 84.1% | 4 |
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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 share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Oman?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Oman was 68.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 2024.
- How does Oman rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Oman ranks 9th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release