Georgia: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Georgia's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 9.9% on 2017 (from 11,829 to 10,653).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2017), the average change was −3.2% and a typical year strayed about 54.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 214.4% in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 78.7% in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Georgia had the 43rd highest value of the 64 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 2018 ranking

• Montenegro — 40th of 64: 19,056
• Timor-Leste — 41st of 64: 14,120
• Mauritius — 42nd of 64: 11,709
• Tanzania — 44th of 64: 8,024
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 45th of 64: 7,495
• Myanmar — 46th of 64: 7,348

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 26 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 20,605 (2018)
• Andorra — 488 (2018)
• Armenia — 19,676 (2018)
• Austria — 238,161 (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 152,777 (2018)
• Belarus — 82,592 (2018)
• Belgium — 524,924 (2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 94,557 (2018)
• Bulgaria — 141,163 (2017)
• Croatia — 132,833 (2017)
• Cyprus

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

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Questions people ask

What is Georgia's secondary education, vocational pupils?

10,653 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1981?

It is down 82.51% from 60,922 in 1981 (4.6% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 71,655 in 1986 and the lowest 1,580 in 2008.

How does Georgia rank?

43rd highest of 64 economies with data for 2018.

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

In 2018, Georgia's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 9.9% on 2017 (from 11,829 to 10,653). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2017), the average change was −3.2% and a typical year strayed about 54.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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