Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Georgia
Georgia: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 99.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Georgia, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Georgia is 99.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Georgia peaked at 112.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 1994.
Georgia ranks 123rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.9% | 88.4% | 95.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 88.7% | 81.8% | 99.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 110.3% | 107.3% | 112.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.2% | 100.8% | 110.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.0% | 99.4% | 102.7% | 5 |
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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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Georgia?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Georgia was 99.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 112.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 1994.
- How does Georgia rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Georgia ranks 123rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.