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Education, Students & Private Schooling


Up until secondary education, education is completely free for all residents of Oman, although attendance is not mandatory at any level and as a result the illiteracy rate is higher than other developed countries at around 18% for people older than 15, however, between the ages of 15-24, the illiteracy rate is at less than 2%.

Provided to any children younger than 10, Pre-school education is available, the attendance is low at only 15% of the population and the hours last between 8am and 12:30pm with a mix of artistic and leisure activities typically. Primary education consists of two cycles: grades 1-4 and grades 5-10, following this there are then two to three years of Secondary education. Oman also contains a high amount of grammar schools teaching Arabic, Sanskrit, Hebrew, Greek and Latin.

Following secondary education, Higher education is available and at this level students can go on to study in the Sultan Qaboos University or one of the many colleges or universities under the Omani Ministries of Higher Education or Manpower.