Oman is a strong performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 55th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 51st out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
Industry and services value added (% GDP)
Government expenditure per tertiary student
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education
Vulnerable employment rate
Average documents per researcher
Areas of Improvement
Female-to-male ratio in parliament
Researchers in business enterprises (%)
Renewable energy consumption (%)
Share of students enrolled in secondary vocational programmes