School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Georgia
Georgia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 141,750 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
141,750 number
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
138th
of 205 countries
All-time high
497,434 number
in 1974
All-time low
130,249 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Georgia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Georgia stood at 141,750 number.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Georgia peaked at 497,434 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 130,249 number, in 2017.
Georgia ranks 138th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Georgia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 477,630 number | — |
| 1971 | 489,782 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 494,948 number | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 497,252 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 497,434 number | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 495,661 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 491,380 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 483,997 number | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 474,086 number | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 462,373 number | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 450,527 number | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 440,094 number | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 429,819 number | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 422,035 number | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 416,888 number | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 414,078 number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 413,184 number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 414,686 number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 417,675 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 420,842 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 423,313 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 425,003 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 429,095 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 431,681 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 431,378 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 426,554 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 415,527 number | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 396,704 number | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 380,530 number | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 368,907 number | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 361,969 number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 357,785 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 344,112 number | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 332,824 number | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 200,704 number | -39.7% |
| 2005 | 196,544 number | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 193,793 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 186,925 number | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 179,006 number | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 170,570 number | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 162,310 number | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 154,748 number | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 147,815 number | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 142,350 number | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 137,951 number | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 134,156 number | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 131,240 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 130,249 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 132,363 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 136,603 number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 141,750 number | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 486,454 number | 462,373 number | 497,434 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 423,983 number | 413,184 number | 450,527 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 412,869 number | 368,907 number | 431,681 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 252,423 number | 170,570 number | 361,969 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 140,978 number | 130,249 number | 162,310 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 141,750 number | 141,750 number | 141,750 number | 1 |
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More education data for Georgia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Georgia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Georgia was 141,750 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 497,434 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,249 number in 2017.
- How does Georgia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Georgia ranks 138th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.