Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Oman
Oman: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Oman, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Oman is 1.01 index, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Oman peaked at 1.05 index in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1485 index, in 1972.
That places Oman 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Oman, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1591 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.1485 index | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.199 index | +34.0% |
| 1974 | 0.281 index | +41.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3331 index | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3692 index | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4101 index | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4329 index | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4701 index | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 0.494 index | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5192 index | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5524 index | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6112 index | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6738 index | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7321 index | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8093 index | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8638 index | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9157 index | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9455 index | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9619 index | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9746 index | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9852 index | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9967 index | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.01 index | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.02 index | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.01 index | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1 index | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9955 index | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9941 index | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9533 index | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.968 index | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9435 index | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9834 index | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9853 index | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.02 index | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.02 index | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.04 index | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.02 index | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9702 index | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1 index | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.05 index | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.04 index | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.03 index | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 index | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.04 index | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.04 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | -0.5% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 1.01 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Oman's 1.01 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 index, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +41.2% | 0.199 index | 0.281 index |
| 1973 | +34.0% | 0.1485 index | 0.199 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3114 index | 0.1485 index | 0.4701 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7117 index | 0.494 index | 0.9455 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9946 index | 0.9619 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9904 index | 0.9435 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 1.04 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More health data for Oman
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3507 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 429.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 221 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Oman?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Oman was 1.01 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 index in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1485 index in 1972.
- How does Oman rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Oman ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.