Georgia's children out of school, primary was 21,241 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 176.25% from 7,689 in 2014 (10.7% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 21,241 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 5,055 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 7,689 | 2014 |
| Highest | 61,738 | 1995 |
| Lowest | 2,749 | 2021 |
| Average since 2015 | 8,393 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 61,738 | 1995 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Georgia's children out of school, primary rose 29.1% on 2023 (from 16,447 to 21,241).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2023), the average change was +15.2% and a typical year strayed about 74.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 272.6% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 28.4% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1,310 a year. A straight line explains 44% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Georgia had the 43rd highest value of the 101 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 21,241 | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 9.28 million | 2025 |
Closest to Georgia in the 2024 ranking
- Puerto Rico (US) — 40th of 101: 21,785
- Comoros — 41st of 101: 21,743
- Jordan — 42nd of 101: 21,351
- Belarus — 44th of 101: 20,600
- Costa Rica — 45th of 101: 19,701
- Rwanda — 46th of 101: 19,504
What this measures
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 20 values
| Year | Children out of school, primary |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 21,241 |
| 2023 | 16,447 |
| 2022 | 10,243 |
| 2021 | 2,749 |
| 2020 | 3,839 |
| 2019 | 5,055 |
| 2018 | 5,650 |
| 2017 | 5,947 |
| 2016 | 6,539 |
| 2015 | 6,218 |
| 2014 |
Children out of school, primary in nearby economies
More education data for Georgia
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 342,203 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 99.36% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 99.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 99.22% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.01 (2021)
- Secondary education, pupils
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Georgia's children out of school, primary?
- 21,241 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is down 65.59% from 61,738 in 1995 (3.61% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 61,738 in 1995 and the lowest 2,749 in 2021.
- How does Georgia rank?
- 43rd highest of 101 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in children out of school, primary unusual for Georgia?
- In 2024, Georgia's children out of school, primary rose 29.1% on 2023 (from 16,447 to 21,241). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2023), the average change was +15.2% and a typical year strayed about 74.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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