Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Oman

Share of children out of school in Oman in 2024 — 5.76%. Ranked 73 in the world out of 120. Since 1973, the indicator has fallen by 79.87 pp.

2024 5.76% −5.31 pp vs 2022
World rank 73of 120
Period maximum 85.62%1973
Period minimum 0.27%2011

Trend over time

1973–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Oman, 1973–2024025507510019731979198519911997200320092015202120241973: 85.62%1974: 79.73%1975: 71.94%1976: 71.04%1978: 63.37%1979: 60.27%1981: 54.92%1982: 52.01%1983: 48.37%1984: 41%1985: 37.93%1986: 32.04%1987: 30.26%1988: 31.65%1989: 31.11%1990: 30.37%1991: 29.41%1992: 28%1993: 23.85%1994: 21.92%1995: 20.73%1996: 19.41%1997: 19.28%1998: 18.02%1999: 17.15%2000: 15.9%2001: 14.83%2002: 14.69%2003: 12.11%2009: 1.86%2011: 0.27%2012: 1.53%2013: 1.08%2014: 1.92%2015: 3.59%2016: 4.21%2017: 2.7%2018: 1.36%2019: 2.74%2020: 10.34%2021: 10.9%2022: 11.06%2024: 5.76%
Change over the period: −79.87 pp Annual average: -1.57 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Oman

Oman 5.76%
Western Asia computed 7.34%
Share of children out of school — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 5.76 —
2022 11.06 +0.16 pp
2021 10.9 +0.57 pp
2020 10.34 +7.6 pp
2019 2.74 +1.38 pp
2018 1.36 −1.34 pp
2017 2.7 −1.51 pp
2016 4.21 +0.63 pp
2015 3.59 +1.67 pp
2014 1.92 +0.84 pp
2013 1.08 −0.45 pp
2012 1.53 +1.26 pp
2011 0.27 —
2009 1.86 —
2003 12.11 −2.58 pp
2002 14.69 −0.14 pp
2001 14.83 −1.07 pp
2000 15.9 −1.24 pp
1999 17.15 −0.87 pp
1998 18.02 −1.26 pp
1997 19.28 −0.13 pp
1996 19.41 −1.32 pp
1995 20.73 −1.19 pp
1994 21.92 −1.92 pp
1993 23.85 −4.15 pp
1992 28 −1.41 pp
1991 29.41 −0.96 pp
1990 30.37 −0.75 pp
1989 31.11 −0.53 pp
1988 31.65 +1.38 pp
1987 30.26 −1.77 pp
1986 32.04 −5.89 pp
1985 37.93 −3.07 pp
1984 41 −7.37 pp
1983 48.37 −3.64 pp
1982 52.01 −2.91 pp
1981 54.92 —
1979 60.27 −3.1 pp
1978 63.37 —
1976 71.04 −0.9 pp
1975 71.94 −7.79 pp
1974 79.73 −5.89 pp
1973 85.62 —

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.