Primary education, pupils in Georgia
Georgia: Primary education, pupils was 47.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils in Georgia, 1981–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 47.7% for primary education, pupils in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Georgia peaked at 49.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2012.
That places Georgia 169th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.1% | 49.1% | 49.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 47.2% | 49.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 46.9% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 46.7% | 47.7% | 9 |
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More education data for Georgia
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 32,424 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 48.2% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.01 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Georgia?
- Primary education, pupils in Georgia was 47.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2012.
- How does Georgia rank for primary education, pupils?
- Georgia ranks 169th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.