Oman - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Oman was 98.98 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 99.06 in 2014, while its lowest value was 96.66 in 2003.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 96.66 |
| 2008 | 97.62 |
| 2010 | 98.17 |
| 2014 | 99.06 |
| 2015 | 98.75 |
| 2016 | 98.98 |
| 2017 | 98.96 |
| 2018 | 98.98 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Oman was 98.36 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 99.43 in 2015, while its lowest value was 97.41 in 2010.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 97.87 |
| 2008 | 97.63 |
| 2010 | 97.41 |
| 2014 | 99.13 |
| 2015 | 99.43 |
| 2016 | 98.51 |
| 2017 | 98.46 |
| 2018 | 98.36 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Oman was 98.62 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 99.15 in 2015, while its lowest value was 97.28 in 2003.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 97.28 |
| 2008 | 97.63 |
| 2010 | 97.74 |
| 2014 | 99.09 |
| 2015 | 99.15 |
| 2016 | 98.70 |
| 2017 | 98.66 |
| 2018 | 98.62 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Oman was 92.69 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 92.69 in 2018, while its lowest value was 73.53 in 2003.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 73.53 |
| 2008 | 80.87 |
| 2010 | 81.80 |
| 2014 | 88.93 |
| 2015 | 86.04 |
| 2016 | 90.94 |
| 2017 | 92.23 |
| 2018 | 92.69 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Oman was 96.99 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 97.02 in 2017, while its lowest value was 86.86 in 2003.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 86.86 |
| 2008 | 90.00 |
| 2010 | 90.24 |
| 2014 | 94.99 |
| 2015 | 96.63 |
| 2016 | 96.63 |
| 2017 | 97.02 |
| 2018 | 96.99 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Oman was 95.65 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 95.65 in 2018, while its lowest value was 81.36 in 2003.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 81.36 |
| 2008 | 86.62 |
| 2010 | 86.94 |
| 2014 | 91.98 |
| 2015 | 93.04 |
| 2016 | 94.90 |
| 2017 | 95.58 |
| 2018 | 95.65 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
