A World Bank team worked closely with the Ministry of Education (MoE) on the Oman education sector study which was launched in October 2012. The Minister of Education expressed, at different occasions, her appreciation for both the product of this collaboration and its process.
... See More + This report provides a comprehensive review of the Oman pre-tertiary education and offers policy recommendations in light of international experiences. There are certain key steps in ensuring that the World Bank delivers a quality product and transfers knowledge to partners, including: clear roles and responsibilities for the bank and government teams; close collaboration between the teams; a focus on capacity building; a skillful, dedicated, and cohesive team; and focus on results.
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Since the 1970s, public education provision in Oman has flourished. Almost all Omani children of basic education age are now enrolled in schools, along with a high proportion (86 percent) of those of post-basic education age.
... See More + The Government of Oman has turned its attention to ensuring that the achievements made to date are not only maintained but also further enhanced to achieve a high-quality, efficient and relevant education system. This report is the result of an education sector study undertaken collaboratively by the Government of Oman and the World Bank to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the system and to provide recommendations to continue to improve education outcomes in Oman. Drawing on evidence and information from a wide variety of sources, this report concentrates on pretertiary education and examines aspects of access to education, quality of learning, teachers and teaching methods, relevance of education to the labor market, and the financing and management of the education system. This report acknowledges the tremendous achievements that Oman has made in education provision to date and the capacity and political will that has facilitated the remarkable accomplishments. The challenge of improving education quality is not insurmountable for Oman, but it will require a shared vision, careful planning, focused use of resources and collaborative work involving all relevant stakeholders.
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Since the 1970s, public education provision in Oman has flourished. Almost all Omani children of basic education age are now enrolled in schools, along with a high proportion (86 percent) of those of post-basic education age.
... See More + The Government of Oman has turned its attention to ensuring that the achievements made to date are not only maintained but also further enhanced to achieve a high-quality, efficient and relevant education system. This report is the result of an education sector study undertaken collaboratively by the Government of Oman and the World Bank to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the system and to provide recommendations to continue to improve education outcomes in Oman. Drawing on evidence and information from a wide variety of sources, this report concentrates on pretertiary education and examines aspects of access to education, quality of learning, teachers and teaching methods, relevance of education to the labor market, and the financing and management of the education system. This report acknowledges the tremendous achievements that Oman has made in education provision to date and the capacity and political will that has facilitated the remarkable accomplishments. The challenge of improving education quality is not insurmountable for Oman, but it will require a shared vision, careful planning, focused use of resources and collaborative work involving all relevant stakeholders.
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Since the 1970s, public education provision in Oman has flourished. Almost all Omani children of basic education age are now enrolled in schools, along with a high proportion (86 percent) of those of post-basic education age.
... See More + The Government of Oman has turned its attention to ensuring that the achievements made to date are not only maintained but also further enhanced to achieve a high-quality, efficient and relevant education system. This report is the result of an education sector study undertaken collaboratively by the Government of Oman and the World Bank to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the system and to provide recommendations to continue to improve education outcomes in Oman. Drawing on evidence and information from a wide variety of sources, this report concentrates on pretertiary education and examines aspects of access to education, quality of learning, teachers and teaching methods, relevance of education to the labor market, and the financing and management of the education system. This report acknowledges the tremendous achievements that Oman has made in education provision to date and the capacity and political will that has facilitated the remarkable accomplishments. The challenge of improving education quality is not insurmountable for Oman, but it will require a shared vision, careful planning, focused use of resources and collaborative work involving all relevant stakeholders.
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Since the 1970s, public education provision in Oman has flourished. Almost all Omani children of basic education age are now enrolled in schools, along with a high proportion (86 percent) of those of post-basic education age.
... See More + The Government of Oman has turned its attention to ensuring that the achievements made to date are not only maintained but also further enhanced to achieve a high-quality, efficient and relevant education system. This report is the result of an education sector study undertaken collaboratively by the Government of Oman and the World Bank to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the system and to provide recommendations to continue to improve education outcomes in Oman. Drawing on evidence and information from a wide variety of sources, this report concentrates on pretertiary education and examines aspects of access to education, quality of learning, teachers and teaching methods, relevance of education to the labor market, and the financing and management of the education system. This report acknowledges the tremendous achievements that Oman has made in education provision to date and the capacity and political will that has facilitated the remarkable accomplishments. The challenge of improving education quality is not insurmountable for Oman, but it will require a shared vision, careful planning, focused use of resources and collaborative work involving all relevant stakeholders.
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The 14 indicators describe a country's macro-fiscal environment to identify constraints or opportunities for health systems financing.
... See More + For each indicator two aspects are important: level and trend. A country with a 10 percent unemployment rate that has fallen from 15 percent may be in better shape than one with an 8 percent unemployment rate that has risen from 4 percent. It is also important to benchmark to group averages of countries in the same Word Bank (WB) region (EAS, ECS, LCN, MEA, NAC, SAS, or SSF) and income group (HIC, upper MIC, lower MIC, or LIC).
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This tenth edition of Doing Business sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations.
... See More + It measures and tracks changes in regulations affecting eleven areas in the life cycle of a business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency and employing workers. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 185 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where and why. This economy profile presents the Doing Business indicators for Oman. To allow useful comparison, it also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2012 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January - December 2011).
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Doing business sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations.
... See More + It measures and tracks changes in regulations affecting 10 areas in the life cycle of a business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. In a series of annual reports doing business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. This economy profile presents the doing business indicators for Oman. To allow useful comparison, it also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2011 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January-December 2010).
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Doing Business 2011: making a difference for entrepreneurs is the eighth in a series of annual reports investigating regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it.
... See More + Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. A set of regulations affecting 9 stages of a business's life are measured: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and closing a business. Data in Doing Business 2011 are current as of June 1, 2010. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where, and why. The paper includes the following headings: five year measure of cumulative change, starting a business, dealing with construction permits, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and closing a business.
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This country level trade brief summarizes insights from the world trade indicators database as well as analyzes national impacts and responses to the food crisis and global recession.
... See More + The trade at a glance tables for Oman provide a snapshot of key aspects of trade policy and performance.
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This country level trade brief summarizes insights from the world trade indicators database as well as analyzes national impacts and responses to the food crisis and global recession.
... See More + The trade at a glance tables for Oman provide a snapshot of key aspects of trade policy and performance.
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Doing Business 2010 is the seventh in a series of annual reports investigating regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it.
... See More + Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. This paper presents the summary Doing Business indicators for Oman. The paper includes the following headings: introduction and aggregate rankings, starting a business, dealing with construction permits, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, closing a business, and Doing Business 2010 reform.
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This country level trade brief summarizes insights from the world trade indicators database as well as analyzes national impacts and responses to the food crisis and global recession.
... See More + The trade at a glance tables for Oman provide a snapshot of key aspects of trade policy and performance.
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This country level trade brief summarizes insights from the world trade indicators database as well as analyzes national impacts and responses to the food crisis and global recession.
... See More + The trade at a glance tables for Oman provide a snapshot of key aspects of trade policy and performance.
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Doing Business 2009 is the sixth in a series of annual reports investigating regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it.
... See More + Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 181 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. This paper presents the summary Doing Business indicators for Oman. The paper includes the following headings: introduction, starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and closing a business.
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Doing Business 2008 is the fifth in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it.
... See More + Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 178 economies -- from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe -- and over time. The following pages present the summary Doing Business indicators for Oman along with the comparator economies selected. The data used for this country profile come from the Doing Business database and are summarized in graphs and tables. This report allows a comparison of the economies not only with one another but also with the best-practice economy for each indicator. This paper includes the following headings: introduction, economy rankings, reforms, summary of indicators, starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, closing a business, and topic details.
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This Gender Entrepreneurship Markets (GEM) country brief series is intended to provide an overview of the status of women's entrepreneurship in countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
... See More + Since the 1970s Oman's educational system has undergone a phenomenal transformation with increasing numbers of women being educated. Despite these significant gains in women's education, the participation rate of women in the labor force in Oman remains low. In 2000, such rate was 13 percent compared to a rate of 58.8 percent for men. It is estimated that more than 70 percent of female high school graduates and women with higher education are employed in the public and private sectors. The unemployment rate, at 70 percent is high for females with secondary school degrees, compared to an unemployment rate of 3.7 percent for female university graduates. The Omani population was estimated by the Population Reference Bureau of the Arab World to double within 14 years from 1996, which is much faster than in any other nation in the Gulf, the Arab world on average, or the developing world as a whole. Consequently, considerable additional efforts are required in the near future to meet the jobs gap in Oman if both the new entrants and some of the unemployed are to find jobs. In light of these statistics, women's entrepreneurship emerges as an important vehicle for promoting economic growth in Oman.
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This nutrition review of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is intended to develop a base of knowledge and a sector strategy, and to help fulfill the World Bank's mandate for poverty reduction.
... See More + This is the first comprehensive overview of nutritional issues in the region, putting together the problems in an overall economic development context. The review focuses on the health implications of nutritional issues , and supplements a regional study of food subsidy programs and the regional health, nutrition, and population sector strategy paper. The findings of this review are sometimes troubling, and often surprising. Although the nutritional status of most people in MENA countries has improved over the last two decades, undernutrition and micro-nutrient deficiencies--such as iron, iodine, and vitamin D deficiencies--remain a serious threat to public health. Even though nutritional deficiencies are strongly linked to poverty, economic progress does not always improve nutritional status. Thus, even in well-performing economies, progress has been uneven, leaving pockets of poverty in its wake, especially among rural populations. This also suggests that not only income but the status of women, their educational attainment, cultural factors, food and agricultural policies, and access to various social services including health care and clean water are critical factors affecting nutrition and nutritional disorders.
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This nutrition review of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)region is intended to develop a base of knowledge and a sector strategy, and to help fulfill the World Bank's mandate for poverty reduction.
... See More + This is the first comprehensive overview of nutritional issues in the region, putting together the problems in an overall economic development context. The review focuses on the health implications of nutritional issues, and supplements a regional study of food subsidy programs and the regional health, nutrition, and population sector strategy paper. The findings of this review are sometimes troubling, and often surprising. Although the nutritional status of most people in MENA countries has improved over the last two decades, undernutrition and micro-nutrient deficiencies--such as iron, iodine, and vitamin D deficiencies--remain a serious threat to public health. Even though nutritional deficiencies are strongly linked to poverty, economic progress does not always improve nutritional status. Thus, even in well-performing economies, progress has been uneven, leaving pockets of poverty in its wake, especially among rural populations. This also suggests that not only income but the status of women, their educational attainment, cultural factors, food and agricultural policies, and access to various social services including health care and clean water are critical factors affecting nutrition and nutritional disorders.
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