Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Oman
Oman: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 6.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Oman, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Oman is 6.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Oman peaked at 6.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1990.
Oman ranks 22nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.2% | — |
| 1971 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +28.9% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 2 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.93 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.395 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,012 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 10.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0108 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 215.39 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Oman?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Oman was 6.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1990.
- How does Oman rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Oman ranks 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.