Literacy rates among adults in Georgia
Georgia: Literacy rates among adults was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 89 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2021
All-time low
99.4%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2002–2024
Literacy rates among adults in Georgia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 99.7% for literacy rates among adults in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates among adults in Georgia peaked at 99.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2017.
That places Georgia 6th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.4% | 99.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More education data for Georgia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 2 years (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 32,424 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates among adults in Georgia?
- Literacy rates among adults in Georgia was 99.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates among adults recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rates among adults recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2017.
- How does Georgia rank for literacy rates among adults?
- Georgia ranks 6th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rates among adults rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Literacy rates among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.