Education in Muscat, Oman: official figures
Muscat had 191 government schools in the 2025/2026 school year, with 157,366 students and 11,206 teachers (kindergartens included). Oman had 1,300 government schools and 845,721 students.
What is the student to teacher ratio in Muscat?
There were 14.0 students for each teacher in government schools in Muscat in 2025/2026, the highest of 11 governorates by students per teacher (Oman: 12.8); 31.8 students per class (Oman: 29.5).
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow many private schools are there in Muscat?
Private schools in Muscat numbered 379 in 2025/2026, with 69,212 students and 7,940 teachers; private schools teach 30.5% of all students there (Oman: 17.2%), the highest of 11 governorates.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow many students are there in Muscat?
In total 227,095 students were enrolled in government, private and special education schools in Muscat in 2025/2026, the 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 Muscat?
312 adults were enrolled in literacy classes in Muscat in 2025/2026, and 1,069 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 Muscat?
Muscat had 1.2 government schools for every 10,000 registered residents in 2025/2026, the lowest of 11 governorates (Oman: 2.4); the average government school there had 824 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 Muscat?
Private schools in Muscat had 8.7 students per teacher in 2025/2026 (2nd lowest of 11 governorates), against 14.0 in government schools there; the national private figure is 10.5.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman · saved copyHow Muscat compares with other governorates
Government schools per 10,000 residents, 2025/2026 (2025/2026)
Muscat ranks 11 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Government schools per 10,000 residents, 2025/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 11 | Muscat | 1.2 |
Students per teacher in government schools, 2025/2026 (2025/2026)
Muscat ranks 1 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)
Muscat ranks 1 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)
Muscat ranks 1 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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