country profile

Oman

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh income5.49M population

Last updated August 26, 2026

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Progressing readiness

Composite GEFRI Score

Access & Parity is strongest, while Innovation remains a constraint

Oman shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (66th percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.

69.09Composite score
Global percentile
66th
Global rank
#62
Regional rank
#7
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Advanced readiness
Infrastructure
79.60
55th percentileGlobal avg. 70.44
Advanced readiness
Human Capital
75.85
59th percentileGlobal avg. 66.18
Emerging readiness
Innovation
54.63
64th percentileGlobal avg. 48.64
Emerging readiness
Governance
54.65
69th percentileGlobal avg. 47.07
Advanced readiness
Access & Parity
80.74
59th percentileGlobal avg. 60.85

Country profile

Oman shows progressing readiness, with important strengths but continued gaps across the system. Most dimension scores sit close to global norms, without a single dimension standing far above the rest.

Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation.

Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Gender parity leans toward boys in secondary pathways, signalling persistent barriers for girls.

Regionally, Oman leads most clearly in School Access and Gender Parity, sitting well above the peer average.

Key insights

Sits above the global median at the 66th percentile.

Places 62nd worldwide.

Holds a regional position of 7th within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.

Scores range from Access & Parity (80.7) to Innovation (54.6), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Leads regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
191Israel84.75
322United Arab Emirates80.68
393Saudi Arabia76.67
424Malta75.34
465Qatar72.99
536Bahrain71.18
627Oman69.09
728Kuwait68.04
769Morocco66.91
7710Jordan66.65
8211Tunisia64.69
9012Egypt, Arab Rep.60.85
10613Iran, Islamic Rep.FCS56.11
10814Algeria54.87
11015West Bank and GazaFCS53.03
11916Djibouti46.86
12217IraqFCS44.97
12618LebanonFCS43.40
13119LibyaFCS42.27
14820Syrian Arab RepublicFCS34.76
16321Yemen, Rep.FCS28.79