Omani society is probably the most competitive among Arab Gulf States. Not enough competitive though, and I don't have evidence but that's how I feel.
Education in the UAE (in terms of the curricula) seems to be better though.
Omanis are very hard working. I watched a graduate ceremony of a Kuwaiti college a while back. I remember that two or three of the top students were Omani. There were other Khaleeji students besides Kuwaitis btw.
And I know this Omani girl who got her PhD from one of the top universities in Japan. She is a TOP student. She surpassed Asians who are supposed to have 20 point higher IQ's!
I'm very sad that Omanis are comparing themselves with other Khaleejis. Now they want everything done for them without having to do any work. It's better to keep our society competitive!
I wish the government would do something about Omani schools' curricula. Our curricula really suck!
I think there were some good changes in the curricula BEFORE the Arab Spring. But later things went back to normal.