Oman - Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children)

The value for Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children) in Oman was 95.47 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.85 in 2011 and a minimum value of 13.31 in 1973.

Definition: Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 13.31
1974 18.88
1975 26.29
1976 27.25
1978 34.78
1979 37.81
1981 42.88
1982 45.49
1983 48.55
1984 54.96
1985 57.37
1986 63.23
1987 65.47
1988 64.82
1989 65.97
1990 67.16
1991 68.23
1992 69.60
1993 72.96
1994 74.20
1995 75.66
1996 78.29
1997 79.02
1998 81.18
2011 98.85
2012 97.51
2013 97.95
2014 97.62
2015 97.56
2016 98.60
2017 97.87
2018 95.47

Development Relevance: Relevance to gender indicator: Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Adjusted net enrollment rate in primary education is calculated by dividing the number of children in the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary or secondary education by the population of the same age group and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation