Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Georgia
Georgia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Georgia, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Georgia stood at 5.5%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Georgia peaked at 18.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2025.
That places Georgia 108th out of 124 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.3% | — |
| 2000 | 15.9% | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -38.7% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -27.6% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -10.6% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 10.0% | 18.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 9.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Georgia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 165,389 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5639 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0434 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 176,814 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0464 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 306,567 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,424 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Georgia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Georgia was 5.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2025.
- How does Georgia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Georgia ranks 108th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release