Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Georgia
Georgia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 60.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Georgia, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Georgia is 60.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Georgia peaked at 60.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2003.
That places Georgia 12th out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 47.5% | — |
| 2000 | 49.1% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 47.5% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | +12.2% |
| 2025 | 60.5% | +3.7% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 60.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 60.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.7%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 47.5% | 47.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 44.4% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 49.5% | 58.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 52.0% | 60.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More education data for Georgia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,929 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 749 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,001 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39,921 (2007)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 306,567 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 342,203 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Georgia?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Georgia was 60.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2003.
- How does Georgia rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Georgia ranks 12th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release