What share of Oman's students are in Muscat?

Muscat Governorate has 25.0% of Oman's 1,097,510 students in 2025/2026 and 28.6% of its people (end-2025).

Education in Muscat, Oman: official figures

Muscat Governorate, which contains Muscat, had 594 schools, 11,034 classes, 274,679 students and 21,636 teachers in 2025/2026 (government, private and international schools, including kindergartens).

How many students per teacher are there in Muscat?

In Muscat Governorate (where Muscat is) there were 12.7 students for every teacher in 2025/2026, against 12.7 across Oman. That is joint 4th least crowded of 19 wilayats covered on this site.

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How big are school classes in Muscat?

The average class in Muscat Governorate (where Muscat is) held 24.9 students in 2025/2026, against 26.1 across Oman. That is joint 2nd smallest of 19 wilayats covered on this site.

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How big are schools in Muscat?

Schools in Muscat Governorate (where Muscat is) average 462 students each in 2025/2026, against 428 across Oman.

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How Muscat compares with other cities in Oman

Students per teacher (governorate) (2025/2026)

Muscat ranks 12 of 19, highest first. All schools in the governorate; wilayats in the same governorate share a figure.

Rank	City	Students per teacher (governorate)
9	Sur	13.0
10	Jaalan Bani Bu Ali	13.0
11	Al Mudaybi	12.9
12	Muscat	12.7
13	Mutrah	12.7
14	Al Amrat	12.7
15	Bawshar	12.7

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Students per class (governorate) (2025/2026)

Muscat ranks 14 of 19, highest first. All schools in the governorate; wilayats in the same governorate share a figure.

Rank	City	Students per class (governorate)
11	Bahla	26.6
12	Ibri	25.9
13	Al Buraymi	25.7
14	Muscat	24.9
15	Mutrah	24.9
16	Al Amrat	24.9
17	Bawshar	24.9

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Sources

National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman): Statistical Year Book 2026 (issue 54, data for 2025): Table 18-2, Schools, Classrooms, Students and Teachers by Governorate, 2025/2026 (pages 361-362), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 67371bf3473d…)

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