Oman: Children out of school, primary, male

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 306.3% in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 50.7% in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1,486 a year. A straight line explains 38% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Oman had the 34th highest value of the 72 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Oman in the 2024 ranking

• Israel — 31st of 72: 15,104
• Jordan — 32nd of 72: 12,306
• Puerto Rico (US) — 33rd of 72: 12,040
• Comoros — 35th of 72: 11,077
• Chile — 36th of 72: 9,892
• Costa Rica — 37th of 72: 9,280

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 42 values

Children out of school, primary, male in nearby economies

• Algeria — 65,258 (2022)
• Bahrain — 3,489 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 289,060 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 91,080 (2020)
• Israel — 15,104 (2024)
• Jordan — 12,306 (2024)
• Kuwait — 18,443 (2016)
• Lebanon — 75,674 (2024)
• Morocco — 71,553 (2019)
• Qatar — 5,331 (2024)
• Syrian Arab Republic

More education data for Oman

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 358,346 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 94.72% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 95.49% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 93.99% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 541,921 (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 95.12% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Oman's children out of school, primary, male?

11,567 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is down 75.4% from 47,027 in 1973 (2.71% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 47,337 in 1991 and the lowest 721 in 2009.

How does Oman rank?

34th highest of 72 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.MA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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