Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Oman

Oman: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 54.6%
World rank
64th
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2017
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
11
1998–2019

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Oman, 1998–2019

00.250.50.7511.21998200820191998: 0.964 %2002: 0.856 %2004: 0.826 %2005: 0.791 %2009: 0.839 %2010: 0.716 %2011: 0.849 %2013: 0.799 %2016: 1.1 %2017: 1.1 %2019: 0.517 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Oman recorded 0.5% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.6% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Oman peaked at 1.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.

Oman ranks 64th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Oman, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Oman, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 1.0%
2002 0.9% -11.2%
2004 0.8% -3.6%
2005 0.8% -4.2%
2009 0.8% +6.0%
2010 0.7% -14.6%
2011 0.8% +18.6%
2013 0.8% -6.0%
2016 1.1% +41.2%
2017 1.1% +1.0%
2019 0.5% -54.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 4
2010s 0.9% 0.5% 1.1% 6

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 61 Saint Lucia 0.6% compare
  2. 62 Kuwait 0.6% compare
  3. 63 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5% compare
  4. 65 Indonesia 0.5% compare
  5. 66 Colombia 0.5% compare
  6. 67 Sri Lanka 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Oman?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Oman was 0.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
How does Oman rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Oman ranks 64th out of 101 countries with data for 2019.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Oman data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,193 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/