Years of schooling in Oman
Oman: Years of schooling was 11.89 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.89
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 192 countries
All-time high
11.89
in 2022
All-time low
5.42
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Years of schooling in Oman, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Oman recorded 11.89 for years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Oman peaked at 11.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.42, in 2000.
Oman ranks 44th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.42 | — |
| 2001 | 5.69 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 5.97 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 6.27 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 6.61 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 6.96 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 7.3 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 7.65 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 7.99 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 7.96 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 7.92 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.28 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 8.63 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 8.99 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 9.34 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 9.7 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 10.13 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 10.56 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 10.99 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 11.42 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 11.85 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 11.87 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.89 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 11.89 | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 11.89 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.39, 96% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Oman's 11.89 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.13, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.78 | 5.42 | 7.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6 | 7.92 | 11.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.88 | 11.85 | 11.89 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More education data for Oman
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.45 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.24 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Oman?
- Years of schooling in Oman was 11.89 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 11.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 in 2000.
- How does Oman rank for years of schooling?
- Oman ranks 44th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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