Duration of compulsory education in years in Georgia
Georgia: Duration of compulsory education in years was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 73 countries
All-time high
9
in 2005
All-time low
6
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in years in Georgia, 1998–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in years in Georgia stood at 9. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in years in Georgia peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1998.
Georgia ranks 50th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.5 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 50 Saudi Arabia 9 compare
- 50 Kazakhstan 9 compare
- 50 Estonia 9 compare
- 50 Yemen 9 compare
- 50 Syrian Arab Republic 9 compare
- 50 Montenegro 9 compare
- 50 Iran 9 compare
- 50 Azerbaijan 9 compare
- 50 Morocco 9 compare
- 50 Libya 9 compare
- 50 Bahrain 9 compare
- 50 Tajikistan 9 compare
- 50 Slovenia 9 compare
- 50 Albania 9 compare
- 50 Liechtenstein 9 compare
- 50 Poland 9 compare
- 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 compare
- 50 Kuwait 9 compare
- 50 Tunisia 9 compare
More education data for Georgia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 32,424 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in years in Georgia?
- Duration of compulsory education in years in Georgia was 9 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education in years recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education in years recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- How does Georgia rank for duration of compulsory education in years?
- Georgia ranks 50th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education in years rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Duration of compulsory education in years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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