School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Georgia
Georgia: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 129,111 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
129,111 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
130th
of 205 countries
All-time high
195,965 number
in 1979
All-time low
128,481 number
in 2008
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Georgia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 129,111 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Georgia peaked at 195,965 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 128,481 number, in 2008.
Georgia ranks 130th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Georgia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 171,321 number | — |
| 1971 | 178,416 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 182,990 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 186,906 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 189,921 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 191,977 number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 193,356 number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 194,289 number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 195,440 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 195,965 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 194,319 number | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 190,370 number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 184,575 number | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 178,670 number | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 173,129 number | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 169,149 number | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 167,090 number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 166,240 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 166,063 number | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 166,383 number | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 166,566 number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 166,089 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 164,858 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 164,627 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 165,407 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 166,514 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 166,659 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 160,796 number | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 155,713 number | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 150,908 number | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 146,747 number | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 144,683 number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 142,329 number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 141,334 number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 140,540 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 138,688 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 136,139 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 132,273 number | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 128,481 number | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 188,552 number | +46.8% |
| 2010 | 182,060 number | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 174,797 number | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 165,961 number | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 157,947 number | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 151,151 number | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 145,525 number | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 140,870 number | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 136,206 number | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 132,242 number | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 129,567 number | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 129,111 number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 188,058 number | 171,321 number | 195,965 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 175,599 number | 166,063 number | 194,319 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 162,814 number | 150,908 number | 166,659 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 143,977 number | 128,481 number | 188,552 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 151,633 number | 129,567 number | 182,060 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 129,111 number | 129,111 number | 129,111 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 127 Costa Rica 142,733 number compare
- 128 Kuwait 133,910 number compare
- 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 132,561 number compare
- 131 Mongolia 129,094 number compare
- 132 Ireland 128,810 number compare
- 133 Guinea-Bissau 124,415 number compare
More education data for Georgia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Georgia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Georgia was 129,111 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 195,965 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,481 number in 2008.
- How does Georgia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Georgia ranks 130th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.