Georgia: Primary education, pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Georgia's primary education, pupils fell 0.8% on 2023 (from 345,099 to 342,203).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.8% and a typical year strayed about 10.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below 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 52.1% in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.2% in 1993. 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 7,178 a year. A straight line explains 95% 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 68th highest value of the 119 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.

Closest to Georgia in the 2024 ranking

• Austria — 65th of 119: 368,502
• Finland — 66th of 119: 360,117
• Oman — 67th of 119: 358,346
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 69th of 119: 329,780
• Lesotho — 70th of 119: 309,480
• Serbia — 71st of 119: 251,941

What this measures

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 36 values

Primary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 141,089 (2024)
• Andorra — 4,218 (2024)
• Armenia — 160,885 (2024)
• Austria — 368,502 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 603,966 (2024)
• Belarus — 444,044 (2024)
• Belgium — 814,388 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 141,518 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 234,521 (2024)
• Croatia — 147,483 (2023)
• Cyprus — 60,596 (2024)
• Czechia

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)
• 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 — 306,567 (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Georgia's primary education, pupils?

342,203 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1981?

It is up 6.18% from 322,292 in 1981 (0.14% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 363,951 in 2004 and the lowest 239,298 in 2003.

How does Georgia rank?

68th highest of 119 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in primary education, pupils unusual for Georgia?

In 2024, Georgia's primary education, pupils fell 0.8% on 2023 (from 345,099 to 342,203). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.8% and a typical year strayed about 10.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below 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.ENRL, 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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