Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Georgia
Georgia: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 57.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Georgia, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 57.1% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Georgia peaked at 61.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2002.
That places Georgia 12th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Georgia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 48.4% | — |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 58.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 57.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 57.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 57.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 51.2% | 61.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 57.1% | 58.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Georgia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,463 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 100,987 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 89,835 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0708 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Georgia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Georgia was 57.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2002.
- How does Georgia rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Georgia ranks 12th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.