Education spending in Oman
Government spending on education in Oman was equal to 4.4% of GDP in 2022.
Oman, 2022
4.4%
Change from 2020
−2.5percentage points
World, 2022
3.9%
Position in 2022
71st of 164
Education spending in Oman over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Oman | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | – | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | – | 4.2% |
| 2015 | – | 4.2% |
| 2014 | – | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | – | 4.0% |
| 2011 | – | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 6.9% in 2020, a change of −2.5 percentage points.
- Since 2003, when it was 3.4%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 164 countries with data for 2022, Oman has the 71st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 3.9%.
More for Oman
All statistics for Oman
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
42.2%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
94.7%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
25.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
5.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
9.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
29.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS