Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Oman
Oman: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 2.52 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Oman, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Oman is 2.52 live births per woman, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Oman peaked at 7.9 live births per woman in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2.45 live births per woman, in 2022.
That places Oman 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.23 live births per woman | 7.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.38 live births per woman | 7.28 live births per woman | 7.49 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.69 live births per woman | 7.52 live births per woman | 7.85 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.47 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 7.9 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.23 live births per woman | 4.06 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.19 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 3.85 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 live births per woman | 2.7 live births per woman | 2.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 2.64 live births per woman | 4 |
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More education data for Oman
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34,743 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Oman?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Oman was 2.52 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 live births per woman in 1981.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 live births per woman in 2022.
- How does Oman rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Oman ranks 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.