Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Georgia
Georgia: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 4.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Georgia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Georgia stood at 4.0%.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Georgia peaked at 6.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2012.
That places Georgia 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.9% | — |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -69.5% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +41.1% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +52.3% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +7.3% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 4.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 94% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 4.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.5%, 88% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -69.5% | 6.9% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.1% | 6.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More education data for Georgia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,929 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 749 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,001 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39,921 (2007)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 306,567 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 342,203 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Georgia?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Georgia was 4.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2012.
- How does Georgia rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Georgia ranks 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.