Education in Ash Sharqiyah North, Oman: official figures
Ash Sharqiyah North had 104 government schools in the 2025/2026 school year, with 62,381 students and 4,942 teachers (kindergartens included). Oman had 1,300 government schools and 845,721 students.
What is the student to teacher ratio in Ash Sharqiyah North?
There were 12.6 students for each teacher in government schools in Ash Sharqiyah North in 2025/2026, 6th highest of 11 governorates by students per teacher (Oman: 12.8); 29.2 students per class (Oman: 29.5).
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow many private schools are there in Ash Sharqiyah North?
Private schools in Ash Sharqiyah North numbered 78 in 2025/2026, with 7,768 students and 585 teachers; private schools teach 11.1% of all students there (Oman: 17.2%), 4th lowest of 11 governorates.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow many students are there in Ash Sharqiyah North?
In total 70,149 students were enrolled in government, private and special education schools in Ash Sharqiyah North in 2025/2026, 5th lowest 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 Ash Sharqiyah North?
85 adults were enrolled in literacy classes in Ash Sharqiyah North in 2025/2026, and 329 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 Ash Sharqiyah North?
Ash Sharqiyah North had 3.2 government schools for every 10,000 registered residents in 2025/2026, 4th highest of 11 governorates (Oman: 2.4); the average government school there had 600 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 Ash Sharqiyah North?
Private schools in Ash Sharqiyah North had 13.3 students per teacher in 2025/2026 (the highest of 11 governorates), against 12.6 in government schools there; the national private figure is 10.5.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow Ash Sharqiyah North compares with other governorates
Government schools per 10,000 residents, 2025/2026 (2025/2026)
Ash Sharqiyah North ranks 4 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Government schools per 10,000 residents, 2025/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Wusta | 4.2 |
| 2 | Adh Dhahirah | 3.4 |
| 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 |
Students per teacher in government schools, 2025/2026 (2025/2026)
Ash Sharqiyah North ranks 6 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Students per teacher in government schools, 2025/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Al Buraymi | 11.1 |
| 9 | Dhofar | 10.7 |
Share of school students in private schools, 2025/2026 (2025/2026)
Ash Sharqiyah North ranks 8 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of school students in private schools, 2025/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ash Sharqiyah South | 14.5% |
| 6 | Al Batinah North | 13.2% |
| 7 | Al Batinah South | 12.5% |
| 8 | Ash Sharqiyah North | 11.1% |
| 9 | Adh Dhahirah | 11.0% |
| 10 | Musandam | 8.0% |
| 11 | Al Wusta | 2.7% |
School students (government, private and special), 2025/2026 (2025/2026)
Ash Sharqiyah North ranks 7 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School students (government, private and special), 2025/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Al Batinah South | 130,434 |
| 5 | Dhofar | 84,588 |
| 6 | Ash Sharqiyah South | 81,611 |
| 7 | Ash Sharqiyah North | 70,149 |
| 8 | Adh Dhahirah | 54,001 |
| 9 | Al Buraymi | 22,176 |
| 10 | Al Wusta | 9,243 |
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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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