School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Georgia
Georgia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 236,603 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Georgia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Georgia stood at 236,603 number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Georgia peaked at 476,271 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 236,603 number, in 2019.
That places Georgia 132nd out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Georgia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 352,639 number | — |
| 1971 | 375,220 number | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 393,434 number | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 409,052 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 422,302 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 433,566 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 443,310 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 451,368 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 458,549 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 464,936 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 470,734 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 475,292 number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 476,271 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 472,873 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 465,737 number | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 455,284 number | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 443,266 number | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 432,204 number | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 423,897 number | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 417,700 number | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 413,298 number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 410,043 number | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 405,092 number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 397,114 number | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 389,703 number | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 386,296 number | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 388,143 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 381,809 number | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 371,692 number | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 360,569 number | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 350,863 number | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 344,131 number | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 340,770 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 339,024 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 338,674 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 339,154 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 339,316 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 337,960 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 334,256 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 329,707 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 324,383 number | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 317,825 number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 308,214 number | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 297,373 number | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 285,999 number | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 274,591 number | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 263,764 number | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 254,064 number | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 244,943 number | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 236,603 number | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 420,438 number | 352,639 number | 464,936 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 453,326 number | 417,700 number | 476,271 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 390,376 number | 360,569 number | 413,298 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 339,386 number | 329,707 number | 350,863 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 280,776 number | 236,603 number | 324,383 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More education data for Georgia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 2 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Georgia?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Georgia was 236,603 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 476,271 number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,603 number in 2019.
- How does Georgia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Georgia ranks 132nd out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.