Education in Salalah, Oman: official figures
Dhofar Governorate, which contains Salalah, had 239 schools, 3,831 classes, 91,639 students and 8,123 teachers in 2025/2026 (government, private and international schools, including kindergartens).
How many students per teacher are there in Salalah?
In Dhofar Governorate (where Salalah is) there were 11.3 students for every teacher in 2025/2026, against 12.7 across Oman. That is the least crowded of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyHow big are school classes in Salalah?
The average class in Dhofar Governorate (where Salalah is) held 23.9 students in 2025/2026, against 26.1 across Oman. That is the smallest of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyHow big are schools in Salalah?
Schools in Dhofar Governorate (where Salalah is) average 383 students each in 2025/2026, against 428 across Oman.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyHow Salalah compares with other cities in Oman
Students per teacher (governorate) (2025/2026)
Salalah ranks 19 of 19, highest first. All schools in the governorate; wilayats in the same governorate share a figure.
| Rank | City | Students per teacher (governorate) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mutrah | 12.7 |
| 14 | Al Amrat | 12.7 |
| 15 | Bawshar | 12.7 |
| 16 | As Seeb | 12.7 |
| 17 | Ibri | 12.0 |
| 18 | Al Buraymi | 11.7 |
| 19 | Salalah | 11.3 |
Students per class (governorate) (2025/2026)
Salalah ranks 19 of 19, highest first. All schools in the governorate; wilayats in the same governorate share a figure.
| Rank | City | Students per class (governorate) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Al Buraymi | 25.7 |
| 14 | Muscat | 24.9 |
| 15 | Mutrah | 24.9 |
| 16 | Al Amrat | 24.9 |
| 17 | Bawshar | 24.9 |
| 18 | As Seeb | 24.9 |
| 19 | Salalah | 23.9 |
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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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