School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Georgia
Georgia: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 326,921 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Georgia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Georgia is 326,921 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Georgia peaked at 403,881 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 223,832 number, in 2003.
Georgia ranks 127th of 206 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, primary education, both sexes (number) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 403,616 number | — |
| 1971 | 403,881 number | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 400,721 number | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 394,116 number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 384,358 number | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 372,976 number | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 362,018 number | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 352,716 number | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 345,234 number | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 339,867 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 336,040 number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 332,654 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 330,539 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 330,067 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 331,131 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 333,578 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 337,009 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 341,620 number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 347,531 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 353,881 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 359,217 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 362,205 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 361,443 number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 353,703 number | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 338,756 number | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 317,909 number | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 293,187 number | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 283,123 number | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 273,841 number | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 263,798 number | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 252,467 number | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 239,526 number | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 230,128 number | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 223,832 number | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 342,594 number | +53.1% |
| 2005 | 335,604 number | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 326,799 number | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 312,174 number | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 299,222 number | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 288,281 number | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 279,791 number | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 273,844 number | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 270,207 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 270,079 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 273,637 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 280,809 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 290,448 number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 300,019 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 309,607 number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 318,777 number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 326,921 number | +2.6% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 326,921 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 479,599 number, 68% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 326,921 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 449,003 number, 73% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +53.1% | 223,832 number | 342,594 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 375,950 number | 339,867 number | 403,881 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 337,405 number | 330,067 number | 353,881 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 320,718 number | 263,798 number | 362,205 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 285,063 number | 223,832 number | 342,594 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 286,722 number | 270,079 number | 318,777 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 326,921 number | 326,921 number | 326,921 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More education data for Georgia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.11 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.83 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Georgia?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Georgia was 326,921 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 403,881 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,832 number in 2003.
- How does Georgia rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Georgia ranks 127th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.