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.