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Education in Oman

DATAEducation profile

Education profile 路 Reference periods shown

Oman's Ministry of Education published its 55th annual educational statistics book for 2024/25 in July 2025. UNESCO also reports a 0.9% upper-secondary vocational share for 2024. Oman's strongest current national evidence is the Ministry's 2024/25 annual statistics publication rather than a single figure exposed in the web extract.

Oman education snapshot

Oman's strongest current national evidence is the Ministry's 2024/25 annual statistics publication rather than a single figure exposed in the web extract.

Annual statistics edition
55th
Ministry educational statistics book 路 2024/25
Statistical chapters
11
Students, teachers, schools and finance 路 2024/25
Upper-secondary vocational share
0.9%
ISCED 3 students in vocational programmes 路 2024
Secondary vocational share
0.2%
ISCED 2+3 students in vocational programmes 路 2024

* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.

How the education pathway works

The structure section follows the Ministry's basic and post-basic terminology and keeps vocational study within its current school context.

StageWhenWhat it means
Basic educationBasic educationThe Ministry reports basic education as a core school stage.
Grades 11 and 12Post-basicPost-basic education follows the basic stage.
Vocational and technical programmesVocationalVocational and technical programmes are being developed within post-basic education.
Tertiary studyHigher educationHigher-education routes follow school completion.

Key evidence

The 55th-edition and 11-chapter cards describe the statistical publication itself, while the two percentages are UNESCO vocational indicators.

Indicator or ruleValueReferenceAuthority
Annual statistics edition55th2024/25Ministry educational statistics book
Statistical chapters112024/25Students, teachers, schools and finance
Upper-secondary vocational share0.9%2024ISCED 3 students in vocational programmes
Secondary vocational share0.2%2024ISCED 2+3 students in vocational programmes

* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.

How to read the Oman evidence

The page does not invent student or teacher totals from a publication that was not fully parsed in this build.

The two vocational percentages use different education-level scopes and remain labelled separately.

Frequently asked questions

Which annual education statistics edition did Oman publish for 2024/25?

The Ministry launched edition 55 in July 2025.

How many chapters are in the 2024/25 statistics book?

The Ministry states that the edition contains 11 chapters.

What upper-secondary vocational share is reported for 2024?

UNESCO-UNEVOC reports 0.9%.

What secondary vocational share is reported across ISCED 2 and 3?

The 2024 value is 0.2%.

Sources and methodology

The Ministry supports the current statistical framework, while UNESCO-UNEVOC supports the displayed vocational percentages.

Methodology: Oman publication facts and vocational indicators are kept distinct; unseen national totals are omitted rather than guessed.