Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Georgia
Georgia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 45.8% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Georgia, 2002β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Georgia is 45.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Georgia peaked at 50.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2002.
Georgia ranks 18th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.2% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 46.4% | 50.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 45.8% | 47.2% | 5 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0085 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Georgia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Georgia was 45.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2002.
- How does Georgia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Georgia ranks 18th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release