Oman - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Oman was 32.95 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 54.39 in 1990, while its lowest value was 32.95 in 2009.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1986 53.09
1987 54.19
1988 52.67
1989 52.95
1990 54.39
1991 53.16
1992 51.24
1993 48.51
1994 47.33
1995 46.98
1996 42.64
1997 40.93
1998 39.08
1999 37.42
2001 37.94
2002 46.81
2004 47.98
2005 50.54
2009 32.95

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Oman was 32.14 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 51.75 in 1996, while its lowest value was 32.14 in 2013.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1986 33.31
1987 34.07
1988 34.68
1989 37.23
1990 37.19
1991 40.30
1992 43.24
1993 46.00
1994 49.90
1995 50.31
1996 51.75
1997 51.34
1998 50.73
2002 43.21
2004 42.72
2005 41.83
2009 40.16
2013 32.14

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Oman was 26.88 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 26.88 in 2009, while its lowest value was 2.71 in 1995.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1986 13.18
1987 11.18
1988 12.18
1989 9.53
1990 6.96
1991 6.28
1992 5.26
1993 5.26
1994 2.77
1995 2.71
1996 5.61
1997 7.04
1998 9.62
1999 9.78
2001 9.47
2002 9.99
2004 9.31
2005 7.64
2009 26.88

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Oman was 12.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 13.55 in 2017, while its lowest value was 6.93 in 1991.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1991 6.93
1992 7.99
1993 7.65
1994 7.76
1995 8.00
1996 8.04
1997 9.13
1998 9.99
1999 10.33
2000 8.98
2001 10.58
2002 11.06
2003 10.04
2004 10.32
2005 10.05
2006 11.22
2009 10.95
2013 11.08
2017 13.55
2018 12.70
2019 12.42
2020 12.20

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Oman was 5.41 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 5.84 in 2017, while its lowest value was 2.84 in 1990.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1986 3.79
1987 3.66
1988 3.39
1989 2.98
1990 2.84
1991 2.99
1992 3.12
1993 3.51
1994 3.44
1995 3.41
1996 3.18
1997 3.36
1998 4.14
1999 4.04
2000 3.20
2001 4.02
2002 4.33
2003 3.90
2004 4.03
2005 3.52
2006 3.86
2009 4.19
2013 4.98
2017 5.84
2018 5.21
2019 5.41

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs