Average years of schooling among adults in Georgia
Georgia: Average years of schooling among adults was 12.7 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Georgia, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling among adults in Georgia stood at 12.7 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Georgia peaked at 12.87 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.81 years, in 2000.
That places Georgia 26th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.07 years | 11.81 years | 12.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.66 years | 12.38 years | 12.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.73 years | 12.7 years | 12.78 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 23 Montenegro 12.77 years compare
- 24 Sweden 12.74 years compare
- 25 South Korea 12.72 years compare
- 27 Belgium 12.69 years compare
- 28 Japan 12.68 years compare
- 29 Netherlands 12.67 years compare
More education data for Georgia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 2 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 32,424 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Georgia?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Georgia was 12.7 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.87 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.81 years in 2000.
- How does Georgia rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Georgia ranks 26th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.