Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Georgia
Georgia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 98.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Georgia, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Georgia is 98.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Georgia peaked at 98.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.1%, in 2002.
That places Georgia 12th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Georgia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 91.1% | — |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.1% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.1% | 91.1% | 91.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 93.1% | 98.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.3% | 98.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 9 Norway 98.9% compare
- 10 Estonia 98.7% compare
- 11 Latvia 98.7% compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 98.3% compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 98.2% compare
- 15 Switzerland 98.2% compare
More education data for Georgia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Georgia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Georgia was 98.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 2002.
- How does Georgia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Georgia ranks 12th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.