Official national education dashboard with general, higher and doctoral education series.
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Education in Georgia
DATASource-led profile
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Georgia has a strong current statistical base. Geostat reports 644.2 thousand pupils in general education in 2025/26 and 195.4 thousand students in higher education in the same academic year. Geostat's 2025/26 releases support a current administrative snapshot across general and higher education. The evidence below is limited to claims directly supported by the listed national and intergovernmental sources.
Georgia education snapshot
Georgia's newest official releases make it possible to use a genuinely current 2025/26 education snapshot rather than an older international proxy.
General education pupils
644.2 thousand
Higher education students
195.4 thousand
Public-school pupil share
88.8%
Doctoral students
3,025
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
How the education pathway works
The system view mirrors Geostat's separation of early education, general education, professional education and higher education.
| Stage | When | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Early and preschool education | Early years | Early and preschool education is reported separately from general education. |
| General education | School stage | General education covers primary, basic and secondary levels. |
| Vocational education | Alternative route | Professional and vocational study is tracked as a separate education route. |
| Higher education | Post-secondary | Universities and other higher-education institutions follow secondary study. |
Key evidence
The two 195.4 and 644.2 thousand figures describe different sectors, while the 88.8% value is a share within general education.
| Indicator or rule | Value | Reference | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| General education pupils | 644.2 thousand | 2025/26 | General education institutions |
| Higher education students | 195.4 thousand | 2025/26 | Higher education institutions |
| Public-school pupil share | 88.8% | 2025/26 | Share of general education pupils |
| Doctoral students | 3,025 | 2025 | Persons working toward doctoral degree |
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
Reading the Georgia evidence
Taken together, the figures show the scale of general and higher education without combining them into a misleading total.
The doctoral figure comes from the national dashboard and is kept separate because it is a subset of advanced higher education rather than an additional system-wide headcount.
Frequently asked questions
How many pupils were in Georgia's general education institutions in 2025/26?
Geostat reports 644.2 thousand pupils.
How many higher-education students were recorded?
Geostat reports 195.4 thousand students in 2025/26.
What share of general education pupils attended public schools?
The 2025/26 Geostat release reports 88.8%.
How many doctoral students were shown for 2025?
Geostat's education dashboard reports 3,025 persons working toward a doctoral degree.
Sources and methodology
All displayed figures come from Geostat, including dedicated releases for general and higher education.
Official release for the 2025/26 general education school year.
Official release for higher-education institutions in 2025/26.
Methodology: Georgia's administrative counts are reported in the units used by Geostat; percentages and sector counts are not added together.