School age population, early childhood educational development in Oman

Oman: School age population, early childhood educational development was 360,759 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
360,759 number
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
42nd
of 92 countries
All-time high
360,759 number
in 2019
All-time low
284,546 number
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Oman, 2014–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2014201620192014: 284.5k number2015: 299.3k number2016: 313.6k number2017: 330.3k number2018: 346.9k number2019: 360.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Oman recorded 360,759 number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.

Oman ranks 42nd of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Oman, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Oman, 2014 to 2019.
Year number Change
2014 284,546 number
2015 299,315 number +5.2%
2016 313,617 number +4.8%
2017 330,318 number +5.3%
2018 346,876 number +5.0%
2019 360,759 number +4.0%

Oman compared with similar countries

  • Oman's 360,759 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 160,778 number, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Oman's 360,759 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 507,578 number, 71% of the median. (9 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 39 Mauritania 409,120 number compare
  2. 40 United Arab Emirates 398,703 number compare
  3. 41 Nicaragua 394,858 number compare
  4. 43 Cuba 352,251 number compare
  5. 44 Greece 333,053 number compare
  6. 45 Panama 311,081 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Oman?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Oman was 360,759 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 360,759 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 284,546 number in 2014.
How does Oman rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Oman ranks 42nd out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/