Oman — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Oman, 1986–2022.
Education spending for Oman was 4.38% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 28 years, from 1986 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 6.88% in 2020. The lowest was 2.49% in 1990 (about 1.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.40% per year.
Oman ranks 78 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 45%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 4.38%, so Oman sits level with it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 36% since. Over the last decade (2013–2022) the figure moved up 1%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 9 of 17 economies; Egypt, Arab Rep. (3.76%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 38% in 2017. That is 16% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 173 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 31st of 60 in 1986 → 36th of 50 in 1990 → 88th of 116 in 2000 → 14th of 157 in 2020 → 67th of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1986 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.38% | -2.5 pp |
| 2020 | 6.88% | +1.8 pp |
| 2019 | 5.06% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 4.59% | -1.4 pp |
| 2017 | 6% | +1.6 pp |
| 2013 | 4.35% | +0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 3.65% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 3.37% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 3.08% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 3.52% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 3.41% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 3.78% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 3.52% | +0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -0.7 pp |
| 1999 | 3.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 3.61% | +0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 2.95% | +0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 3% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 3.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 3.08% | +0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 2.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 2.62% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 2.49% | -0.5 pp |
| 1989 | 2.98% | -0.4 pp |
| 1988 | 3.39% | -0.3 pp |
| 1987 | 3.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 3.79% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Oman’s Education spending in 1987?
3.66% (1987). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Oman’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1986 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +15.6% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 4.38%; 2020: 6.88%; 2019: 5.06%; 2018: 4.59%; 2017: 6%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.