Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Oman

Oman: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 67,654 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
67,654 number
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
118th
of 205 countries
All-time high
67,654 number
in 2020
All-time low
17,135 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Oman, 1970–2020

20.0k40.0k60.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Oman recorded 67,654 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Oman peaked at 67,654 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17,135 number, in 1970.

Oman ranks 118th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Oman, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Oman, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 17,135 number
1971 17,896 number +4.4%
1972 18,451 number +3.1%
1973 19,028 number +3.1%
1974 19,720 number +3.6%
1975 20,526 number +4.1%
1976 21,388 number +4.2%
1977 22,137 number +3.5%
1978 22,898 number +3.4%
1979 23,758 number +3.8%
1980 24,764 number +4.2%
1981 25,795 number +4.2%
1982 26,771 number +3.8%
1983 27,794 number +3.8%
1984 28,951 number +4.2%
1985 30,089 number +3.9%
1986 31,490 number +4.7%
1987 33,215 number +5.5%
1988 35,504 number +6.9%
1989 37,975 number +7.0%
1990 40,864 number +7.6%
1991 43,971 number +7.6%
1992 45,958 number +4.5%
1993 47,968 number +4.4%
1994 50,291 number +4.8%
1995 52,668 number +4.7%
1996 54,269 number +3.0%
1997 54,994 number +1.3%
1998 54,846 number -0.3%
1999 54,526 number -0.6%
2000 54,277 number -0.5%
2001 54,334 number +0.1%
2002 55,264 number +1.7%
2003 56,254 number +1.8%
2004 57,349 number +1.9%
2005 58,508 number +2.0%
2006 59,195 number +1.2%
2007 55,972 number -5.4%
2008 53,007 number -5.3%
2009 50,912 number -4.0%
2010 50,087 number -1.6%
2011 50,098 number +0.0%
2012 47,674 number -4.8%
2013 46,099 number -3.3%
2014 46,026 number -0.2%
2015 47,304 number +2.8%
2016 49,223 number +4.1%
2017 49,874 number +1.3%
2018 59,315 number +18.9%
2019 64,157 number +8.2%
2020 67,654 number +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20,294 number 17,135 number 23,758 number 10
1980s 30,235 number 24,764 number 37,975 number 10
1990s 50,036 number 40,864 number 54,994 number 10
2000s 55,507 number 50,912 number 59,195 number 10
2010s 50,986 number 46,026 number 64,157 number 10
2020s 67,654 number 67,654 number 67,654 number 1

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 115 Panama 73,784 number compare
  2. 116 Costa Rica 70,977 number compare
  3. 117 Denmark 67,746 number compare
  4. 119 Lebanon 66,319 number compare
  5. 120 Serbia 66,071 number compare
  6. 121 New Zealand 65,049 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Oman?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Oman was 67,654 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 67,654 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 17,135 number in 1970.
How does Oman rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Oman ranks 118th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oman data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.