National Centre for Statistics and Information, Oman

Data cited at: https://data.gov.om/OMEDCT2016 This Data set contains statistical data on education covering the number of students classified by Gender and age group, the number of schools, classrooms and teachers by type and level of education as well as by specialization .Data covers the Sultanate as whole and in each   Education System in the Sultanate:-         -General Education:- 12  years duration.   ـــ Basic Education:- It is a 10 years system, children are enrolled at age six for grade one. The basic education which started replacing the general education in academic year 1998/99 is composed of two cycles: the first cycle is from grade 1 to 4. The second cycle is from grade 5 to 10. Those who complete and pass the second cycle are promoted to two years of study which prepares them to sit for general education certificate.   It worth noting that Grades' classification matches ISCED (11) classification as follow: Pre –primary is ISCED (02) , classes (1-6) is ISCED(1), classes (7-9) is ISCED(2) and classes (10 – 12) is ISCED(3). Higher Education:-University education covering the        students of Sultan Qaboos University        and students at universities abroad.Higher Technical College   .   College of Applied Sciences. The duration of  study is 4 years after the secondary  level .     Private Universities and Colleges.Technical Colleges ( Diploma).Institute of Health Sciences   -    Vocational Training Centers   ـ   Institutes of Shariah Sciences ـ    Fishctics Institutes Training   (Detailed information about government schools and their distribution by a governorates, number of students in each school by sex and number of teachers in each school is available in the educational Portal)