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Progress and setbacks by key indicators see references
Significant progress  Literacy Slight progress  Infant mortality
Slight progress  Primary school enrolment rate Slight progress  Under-5 mortality
Slight progress  Children reaching 5th grade Stagnant  DPT Immunized 1-year-old children
Significant progress  Secondary school enrolment rate Stagnant  Polio Immunized 1-year-old children
Slight progress  Tertiary school enrolment rate Stagnant  Measles Immunized 1-year-old children
Slight progress  Internet users Stagnant  Tuberculosis Immunized 1-year-old children
Slight progress  Personal computers Slight progress  Births attended by skilled health personnel
Slight progress  Telephone mainlines Significant progress  Contraceptive use among currently in-union women aged 15-49
Stagnant  Public health expenditure Significant progress  Literacy ratio gap
Stagnant  Public education expenditure Slight progress  Net primary enrolment ratio gap
Stagnant  Total debt service Stagnant  Net secondary enrolment ratio gap
Slight progress  Military expenditure Slight progress  gross tertiary enrolment ratio gap
Slight progress  Population with access to sanitation Slight progress  Activity rate gap
Stagnant  Population with access to improved water sources Slight progress  Women in decision-making positions in government at ministerial level
Slight progress  Malaria Significant regression  Seats in parliament held by women
Slight progress  Tuberculosis  

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Signatures and ratifications by Oman
Human Rights International Treaties Total 9 ; signed 3 ; ratified 3 .
Table of ratifications of fundamental ILO conventions Total 7 ; not yet ratified 4 ; ratified 3 ; denounced 0 .
Treaties mentioned in the Millennium Declaration Total 10 ; signed 6 ; ratified 5 .
2650820 Population
309500 SQ KM
Capital: Muscat
Currency: Omani rial
Language: Arabic
THE PRESENT SITUATION   see references
Food security   Countries below average
Education   Countries above average
Information, science and technology   Countries in worse situation
Public expenditure   Countries below average
Environment   Countries below average
Health   Countries in better situation
Children’s immunization   Countries in better situation
Women’s reproductive health   Countries below average
Gender and education   Countries in better situation
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Countries in worse situation
Women’s empowerment   Countries in worse situation
PROGRESS AND REGRESSION IN FOCUS   see references
Education   Significant progress
Information, science and technology   Slight progress
Public expenditure   Stagnant
Environment   Slight progress
Health   Slight progress
Children’s immunization   Stagnant
Women’s reproductive health   Significant progress
Gender and education   Slight progress
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Slight progress
Women’s empowerment   Slight regression
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