School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Georgia

Georgia: School age population, one year before than … both sexes than was 57,878 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
57,878 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
130th
of 202 countries
All-time high
99,876 number
in 1970
All-time low
45,064 number
in 2009
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Georgia, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Georgia recorded 57,878 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Georgia peaked at 99,876 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 45,064 number, in 2009.

Georgia ranks 130th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Georgia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Georgia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 99,876 number —
1971 98,738 number -1.1%
1972 96,541 number -2.2%
1973 93,689 number -3.0%
1974 90,601 number -3.3%
1975 87,820 number -3.1%
1976 85,937 number -2.1%
1977 84,616 number -1.5%
1978 83,828 number -0.9%
1979 83,399 number -0.5%
1980 83,049 number -0.4%
1981 82,420 number -0.8%
1982 82,791 number +0.5%
1983 83,494 number +0.8%
1984 84,447 number +1.1%
1985 85,563 number +1.3%
1986 86,692 number +1.3%
1987 88,393 number +2.0%
1988 90,270 number +2.1%
1989 91,954 number +1.9%
1990 92,998 number +1.1%
1991 93,037 number +0.0%
1992 90,714 number -2.5%
1993 86,544 number -4.6%
1994 80,969 number -6.4%
1995 74,590 number -7.9%
1996 68,078 number -8.7%
1997 66,057 number -3.0%
1998 63,797 number -3.4%
1999 61,078 number -4.3%
2000 57,707 number -5.5%
2001 53,418 number -7.4%
2002 51,968 number -2.7%
2003 51,064 number -1.7%
2004 50,310 number -1.5%
2005 49,226 number -2.2%
2006 47,340 number -3.8%
2007 46,139 number -2.5%
2008 45,389 number -1.6%
2009 45,064 number -0.7%
2010 45,130 number +0.1%
2011 45,502 number +0.8%
2012 46,929 number +3.1%
2013 48,919 number +4.2%
2014 51,140 number +4.5%
2015 53,151 number +3.9%
2016 54,401 number +2.4%
2017 55,708 number +2.4%
2018 56,774 number +1.9%
2019 57,521 number +1.3%
2020 57,878 number +0.6%

Georgia compared with similar countries

  • Georgia's 57,878 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,878 number, 49% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Georgia's 57,878 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76,374 number, 76% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 90,504 number 83,399 number 99,876 number 10
1980s 85,907 number 82,420 number 91,954 number 10
1990s 77,786 number 61,078 number 93,037 number 10
2000s 49,762 number 45,064 number 57,707 number 10
2010s 51,518 number 45,130 number 57,521 number 10
2020s 57,878 number 57,878 number 57,878 number 1

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 127 New Zealand 61,066 number compare
  2. 128 Hong Kong 59,719 number compare
  3. 129 Gabon 58,223 number compare
  4. 131 Denmark 57,678 number compare
  5. 132 Guinea-Bissau 57,090 number compare
  6. 133 Slovakia 56,337 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Georgia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Georgia was 57,878 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 99,876 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 45,064 number in 2009.
How does Georgia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Georgia ranks 130th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Georgia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/