Education in Ash Sharqiyah South, Oman: official figures
Ash Sharqiyah South had 106 government schools in the 2025/2026 school year, with 69,786 students and 5,478 teachers (kindergartens included). Oman had 1,300 government schools and 845,721 students.
What is the student to teacher ratio in Ash Sharqiyah South?
There were 12.7 students for each teacher in government schools in Ash Sharqiyah South in 2025/2026, 5th highest of 11 governorates by students per teacher (Oman: 12.8); 30.2 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 South?
Private schools in Ash Sharqiyah South numbered 77 in 2025/2026, with 11,825 students and 985 teachers; private schools teach 14.5% of all students there (Oman: 17.2%), 5th highest of 11 governorates.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow many students are there in Ash Sharqiyah South?
In total 81,611 students were enrolled in government, private and special education schools in Ash Sharqiyah South in 2025/2026, 6th 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 Ash Sharqiyah South?
91 adults were enrolled in literacy classes in Ash Sharqiyah South in 2025/2026, and 303 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 South?
Ash Sharqiyah South had 2.8 government schools for every 10,000 registered residents in 2025/2026, 5th lowest of 11 governorates (Oman: 2.4); the average government school there had 658 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 South?
Private schools in Ash Sharqiyah South had 12.0 students per teacher in 2025/2026 (4th highest of 11 governorates), against 12.7 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 South compares with other governorates
Government schools per 10,000 residents, 2025/2026 (2025/2026)
Ash Sharqiyah South ranks 7 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Government schools per 10,000 residents, 2025/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 | Al Buraymi | 2.3 |
Students per teacher in government schools, 2025/2026 (2025/2026)
Ash Sharqiyah South ranks 5 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Students per teacher in government schools, 2025/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Al Buraymi | 11.1 |
Share of school students in private schools, 2025/2026 (2025/2026)
Ash Sharqiyah South ranks 5 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of school students in private schools, 2025/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Ash Sharqiyah North | 11.1% |
School students (government, private and special), 2025/2026 (2025/2026)
Ash Sharqiyah South ranks 6 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School students (government, private and special), 2025/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Adh Dhahirah | 54,001 |
| 9 | Al Buraymi | 22,176 |
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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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