Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Georgia
Georgia: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 18,762 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Georgia, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 18,762 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Georgia peaked at 40,590 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17,760 number, in 2018.
That places Georgia 79th out of 141 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Georgia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40,590 number | — |
| 2008 | 24,343 number | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 22,108 number | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 19,889 number | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 19,662 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 19,408 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 18,518 number | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 18,647 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 17,760 number | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 18,762 number | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,014 number | 22,108 number | 40,590 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 18,949 number | 17,760 number | 19,889 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 76 United Arab Emirates 20,530 number compare
- 77 Finland 20,341 number compare
- 78 Sierra Leone 19,888 number compare
- 80 Mozambique 18,215 number compare
- 81 Bulgaria 17,318 number compare
- 82 Uruguay 17,159 number compare
More education data for Georgia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 161,579 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,642 (2008)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.924 % change on previous year (2008)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 190,822 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,463 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 100,987 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.7 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Georgia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Georgia was 18,762 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 40,590 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,760 number in 2018.
- How does Georgia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Georgia ranks 79th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.