School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Oman

Oman: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 39,917 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
39,917 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
114th
of 202 countries
All-time high
39,917 number
in 2020
All-time low
11,618 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Oman, 1970–2020

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Oman recorded 39,917 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 63.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Oman peaked at 39,917 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,618 number, in 1970.

Oman ranks 114th of 202 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13,739 number 11,618 number 16,417 number 10
1980s 23,481 number 17,343 number 28,833 number 10
1990s 31,090 number 29,680 number 32,083 number 10
2000s 27,050 number 24,041 number 30,047 number 10
2010s 31,560 number 24,419 number 39,367 number 10
2020s 39,917 number 39,917 number 39,917 number 1

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 111 Switzerland 44,447 number compare
  2. 112 Portugal 44,358 number compare
  3. 113 Austria 43,925 number compare
  4. 115 Panama 39,743 number compare
  5. 116 Mongolia 38,157 number compare
  6. 117 Costa Rica 36,558 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Oman?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Oman was 39,917 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 39,917 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 11,618 number in 1970.
How does Oman rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Oman ranks 114th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.5%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/