School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Georgia
Georgia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 270,861 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
270,861 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
135th
of 205 countries
All-time high
687,638 number
in 1975
All-time low
264,605 number
in 2018
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Georgia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Georgia is 270,861 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Georgia peaked at 687,638 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 264,605 number, in 2018.
Georgia ranks 135th 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, secondary education, both sexes in Georgia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 648,951 number | — |
| 1971 | 668,198 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 677,938 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 684,158 number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 687,355 number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 687,638 number | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 684,736 number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 678,286 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 669,526 number | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 658,338 number | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 644,846 number | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 630,464 number | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 614,394 number | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 600,705 number | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 590,017 number | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 583,227 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 580,274 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 580,926 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 583,738 number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 587,225 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 589,879 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 591,092 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 593,953 number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 596,308 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 596,785 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 593,068 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 582,186 number | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 557,500 number | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 536,243 number | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 519,815 number | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 508,716 number | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 502,468 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 486,441 number | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 474,158 number | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 341,244 number | -28.0% |
| 2005 | 335,232 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 329,932 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 319,198 number | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 307,487 number | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 359,122 number | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 344,370 number | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 329,545 number | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 313,776 number | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 300,297 number | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 289,102 number | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 279,681 number | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 272,110 number | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 266,455 number | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 264,605 number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 266,170 number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 270,861 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 674,512 number | 648,951 number | 687,638 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 599,582 number | 580,274 number | 644,846 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 575,683 number | 519,815 number | 596,785 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 396,400 number | 307,487 number | 508,716 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 292,611 number | 264,605 number | 344,370 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 270,861 number | 270,861 number | 270,861 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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Georgia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Georgia was 270,861 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 687,638 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 264,605 number in 2018.
- How does Georgia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Georgia ranks 135th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.