Oman vs United Arab Emirates
Oman vs United Arab Emirates: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 96.2% in Oman in 2011 and 86.8% in United Arab Emirates in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates. In 1998 the value was higher in Oman, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in United Arab Emirates.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Oman has been higher since 1998, when it overtook United Arab Emirates.
- The world as a whole: 78.9% in 1998.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Oman | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | – | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | – | – | 88.3 |
| 2013 | – | 86.8 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | – | 87.5 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 96.2 | – | 88.1 |
| 2010 | – | – | 87.9 |
| 2009 | – | – | 87.9 |
| 2008 | – | – | 87.6 |
| 2007 | – | 87.1 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | – | – | 86 |
| 2005 | – | – | 85.4 |
| 2004 | – | – | 84.7 |
| 2003 | 81.3 | – | 83.5 |
| 2002 | 83.1 | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | 83.8 | – | 81 |
| 2000 | 82.3 | – | 80.7 |
| 1999 | 81.6 | – | 79.9 |
| 1998 | 80.1 | 79.7 | 78.9 |
| 1997 | 79.3 | 82.5 | 78.1 |
| 1996 | 77.9 | 86.1 | 77.9 |
| 1995 | 75.8 | 88.8 | 78 |
| 1994 | 74.5 | 88.5 | 78.3 |
| 1993 | 72.6 | 90.1 | 78 |
| 1992 | 68.2 | 91.9 | 77.7 |
| 1991 | 66.6 | 95.9 | 77.8 |
| 1990 | 64.8 | 95.1 | 77.3 |
| 1989 | 63.1 | 90.8 | 77.6 |
| 1988 | 61.7 | 86.2 | 76.6 |
| 1987 | 61.7 | 83.3 | 75.8 |
| 1986 | 60.5 | 73.2 | 75.3 |
| 1985 | 51.6 | 72 | 74 |
| 1980 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1975 | – | – | 72.9 |
| 1970 | – | – | 69 |
| 1965 | – | – | 66 |
| 1960 | – | – | 63.1 |
| 1955 | – | – | 57.4 |
| 1950 | – | – | 51.4 |
| 1945 | – | – | 43.5 |
| 1940 | – | – | 40 |
| 1935 | – | – | 38.2 |
| 1930 | – | – | 36.4 |
| 1925 | – | – | 33 |
| 1920 | – | – | 30.5 |
| 1915 | – | – | 29.2 |
| 1910 | – | – | 28.1 |
| 1905 | – | – | 25.1 |
| 1900 | – | – | 23.3 |
| 1895 | – | – | 21.8 |
| 1890 | – | – | 20 |
| 1885 | – | – | 19 |
| 1880 | – | – | 17.2 |
| 1875 | – | – | 15.7 |
| 1870 | – | – | 13.2 |
| 1865 | – | – | 10.6 |
| 1860 | – | – | 9.3 |
| 1855 | – | – | 8 |
| 1850 | – | – | 6.8 |
| 1845 | – | – | 5.9 |
| 1840 | – | – | 5.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 4.5 |
| 1830 | – | – | 4 |
| 1825 | – | – | 3.5 |
| 1820 | – | – | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Oman vs United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancyOman: 80 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityOman: 1 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityOman: 8.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionOman: 3.43% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateOman: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationOman: 5.05 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthOman: 4.59% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateOman: 2.53 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationOman: 79.5% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageOman: 29.3 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overOman: 2.7% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateOman: 31 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personOman: $17,070 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthOman: 2.4% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationOman: 1% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtOman: 34.7% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingOman: 5.68% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsOman: $5.94B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personOman: $1,109 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingOman: 20% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelOman: 47,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerOman: 0.17% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersOman: 2.12% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsOman: 4 million TIV in 2023United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsOman: 7 million TIV in 2017United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025