Education in Ad Dakhliyah, Oman: official figures
Ad Dakhliyah had 168 government schools in the 2025/2026 school year, with 117,198 students and 8,991 teachers (kindergartens included). Oman had 1,300 government schools and 845,721 students.
What is the student to teacher ratio in Ad Dakhliyah?
There were 13.0 students for each teacher in government schools in Ad Dakhliyah in 2025/2026, 4th highest of 11 governorates by students per teacher (Oman: 12.8); 29.8 students per class (Oman: 29.5).
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow many private schools are there in Ad Dakhliyah?
Private schools in Ad Dakhliyah numbered 170 in 2025/2026, with 20,563 students and 1,718 teachers; private schools teach 14.9% of all students there (Oman: 17.2%), 4th highest of 11 governorates.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow many students are there in Ad Dakhliyah?
In total 137,761 students were enrolled in government, private and special education schools in Ad Dakhliyah in 2025/2026, 3rd highest of 11 governorates (Oman: 1,022,008).
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow many adults are studying in literacy and adult education in Ad Dakhliyah?
128 adults were enrolled in literacy classes in Ad Dakhliyah in 2025/2026, and 609 in adult education centres; the national totals are 2,032 and 4,718.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow many government schools per person are there in Ad Dakhliyah?
Ad Dakhliyah had 2.9 government schools for every 10,000 registered residents in 2025/2026, 6th highest of 11 governorates (Oman: 2.4); the average government school there had 698 students (Oman: 651).
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyWhat is the student to teacher ratio in private schools in Ad Dakhliyah?
Private schools in Ad Dakhliyah had 12.0 students per teacher in 2025/2026 (5th highest of 11 governorates), against 13.0 in government schools there; the national private figure is 10.5.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow Ad Dakhliyah compares with other governorates
Government schools per 10,000 residents, 2025/2026 (2025/2026)
Ad Dakhliyah ranks 6 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Government schools per 10,000 residents, 2025/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Musandam | 3.4 |
| 4 | Ash Sharqiyah North | 3.2 |
| 5 | Dhofar | 3.1 |
| 6 | Ad Dakhliyah | 3.0 |
| 7 | Ash Sharqiyah South | 2.8 |
| 8 | Al Batinah South | 2.6 |
| 9 | Al Batinah North | 2.6 |
Students per teacher in government schools, 2025/2026 (2025/2026)
Ad Dakhliyah ranks 4 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Students per teacher in government schools, 2025/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscat | 14.0 |
| 2 | Al Batinah South | 13.6 |
| 3 | Al Batinah North | 13.4 |
| 4 | Ad Dakhliyah | 13.0 |
| 5 | Ash Sharqiyah South | 12.7 |
| 6 | Ash Sharqiyah North | 12.6 |
| 7 | Adh Dhahirah | 11.8 |
Share of school students in private schools, 2025/2026 (2025/2026)
Ad Dakhliyah ranks 4 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of school students in private schools, 2025/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscat | 30.5% |
| 2 | Al Buraymi | 17.3% |
| 3 | Dhofar | 16.0% |
| 4 | Ad Dakhliyah | 14.9% |
| 5 | Ash Sharqiyah South | 14.5% |
| 6 | Al Batinah North | 13.2% |
| 7 | Al Batinah South | 12.5% |
School students (government, private and special), 2025/2026 (2025/2026)
Ad Dakhliyah ranks 3 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School students (government, private and special), 2025/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscat | 227,095 |
| 2 | Al Batinah North | 196,223 |
| 3 | Ad Dakhliyah | 137,761 |
| 4 | Al Batinah South | 130,434 |
| 5 | Dhofar | 84,588 |
| 6 | Ash Sharqiyah South | 81,611 |
| 7 | Ash Sharqiyah North | 70,149 |
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Sources
- National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman: Statistical Year Book 2026 (issue 54, data for 2025), Table 7-18: students in literacy classrooms by governorate, 2025/2026, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4e64f3cac6c9…)
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