Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Georgia
Georgia: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 52.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Georgia, 2002–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 52.86 for share of the population with a completed post secondary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Georgia peaked at 59.24 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 48.34, in 2002.
That places Georgia 9th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 48.34 | — |
| 2012 | 49.67 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 56.23 | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 49.41 | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 56.66 | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 51.03 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 59.24 | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 57.95 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 57 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 55.12 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 54.33 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 54.07 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 53.78 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 52.86 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.34 | 48.34 | 48.34 | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.65 | 49.41 | 59.24 | 8 |
| 2020s | 54.03 | 52.86 | 55.12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
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 share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Georgia?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Georgia was 52.86 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.24 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.34 in 2002.
- How does Georgia rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Georgia ranks 9th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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