Oman: Current education expenditure, secondary (% of total expenditure in secondary public institutions)

Key figures

Since 1999 it is up 6.28 percentage points from 88.9% in 1999. The World Bank has no value for 11 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2024, Oman had the 6th highest value of the 14 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

• Togo — 3rd of 14: 98.78%
• Paraguay — 4th of 14: 97%
• South Africa — 5th of 14: 95.87%
• Guatemala — 7th of 14: 93.92%
• Bolivia — 8th of 14: 93.62%
• Jordan — 9th of 14: 91.6%

What this measures

Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).

Limitations: The indicator depends on comprehensive and accurate data regarding government expenditure by type and nature of spending. In some cases, data on total government expenditure on education only includes the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries that may also allocate part of their budget to educational services.

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

All 15 values

Current education expenditure, secondary (% of total expenditure in secondary public institutions) in nearby economies

• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 90.88% (2022)
• Israel — 90.45% (2022)
• Jordan — 91.6% (2024)
• Malta — 94.47% (2022)

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 current education expenditure, secondary (% of total expenditure in secondary public institutions)?

95.18% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is up 6.28 percentage points from 88.9% in 1999. The highest value was 98.93% in 2020 and the lowest 83.99% in 2001.

How does Oman rank?

6th highest of 14 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.XPD.CSEC.ZS, 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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