Education · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Georgia: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 95.2% (2020), 34th of 176 in the world and 19th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 99.4% (2024), 105th of 191 in the world and 34th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 103.8% (2024), 19th of 168 in the world and 7th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Georgia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 95.2%2020 | 34/176 | 19/51 | 44.4% | 57.5%2008 | 95.2% | +37.7 ppsince 2008 | 78.3% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 99.4%2024 | 105/191 | 34/53 | 107.3% | 107.2% | 100.8% | −10.6 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 103.8%2024 | 19/168 | 7/47 | 101.8% | 113.6% | 94.6% | −4.8 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 101.0%2024 | 58/176 | 29/53 | 83.4% | 106.7%2009 | 108.1% | −4.8 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 85.9%2024 | 96/168 | 44/50 | 86.0% | 115.5% | 119.3% | −21.3 ppsince 2014 | 91.9% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 89.5%2025 | 17/172 | 8/52 | 40.7% | 32.7% | 71.8% | +37.6 ppsince 2015 | 84.9% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 6.2%2024 | 64/178 | 4/51 | · | 2.2%2011 | 1.2% | +3.2 ppsince 2014 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 99.7%2024 | 16/141 | 14/27 | 99.7%2002 | · | 99.9% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 98.8% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.7%2024 | 34/148 | 20/27 | 99.8%2002 | · | 99.8% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.8% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 9.02018 | 168/173 | 44/48 | 16.8 | 8.92009 | 9.02018 | +3.5%since 2008 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 4.0%2024 | 102/184 | 35/49 | 2.2% | 2.8% | 3.8% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 4.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 12.2%2024 | 100/179 | 18/49 | 12.5% | 8.2% | 10.3% | +2.5 ppsince 2014 | 11.7% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+37.7 pp95.2% in 2020
- Tertiary enrolment+37.6 pp89.5% in 2025
- Adult literacy+0.1 pp99.7% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−4.8 pp103.8% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−4.8 pp101.0% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−21.3 pp85.9% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+3.2 pp6.2% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Georgia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Georgia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Georgia | Russia | Türkiye | Azerbaijan | Armenia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 95.2%2020 | 86.0%2019 | 39.7%2020 | 46.3%2021 | 28.8%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 99.4%2024 | 97.7%2023 | 102.4%2023 | 105.6%2024 | 102.0%2024 |
| Primary completion | 103.8%2024 | 100.0%2019 | 90.6%2023 | 97.2%2024 | 98.2%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 101.0%2024 | 92.5%2023 | 118.4%2023 | 91.1%2024 | 90.9%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 85.9%2024 | 97.0%2019 | 91.8%2023 | 80.3%2024 | 97.9%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 89.5%2025 | 60.4%2024 | 105.9%2023 | 41.3%2024 | 52.8%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 6.2%2024 | 4.9%2023 | 0.6%2023 | 0.0%2024 | 1.1%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 99.7%2024 | 99.9%2021 | 97.3%2021 | 99.8%2023 | 99.8%2023 |
| Youth literacy | 99.7%2024 | 99.9%2021 | 92.2%2022 | 99.9%2023 | 99.9%2023 |