Education in Adjara Aut. Rep., Georgia: official figures
The Autonomous Republic of Adjara had 254 general education schools with 72,457 pupils at the start of the 2025/26 school year, 11.2% of Georgia's pupils and 4th largest of 11 regions by school enrolment.
How big are schools in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara?
Schools in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara had an average of 285 pupils each in 2025/26, against 281 nationally, 2nd highest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many universities are in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara?
The Autonomous Republic of Adjara had 8 higher education institutions in 2025/26: 3 public and 5 private.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyMore figures
- School enrolment in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara rose from 70,591 pupils in 2024/25 to 72,457 in 2025/26 (+2.6%; Georgia +0.6%). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- There were 175 school pupils for every 1,000 residents of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara in 2025/26 (Georgia 163). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Households in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara spent an average of 14.4 lari per person a month on education in 2025, 2nd highest of 11 regions (Georgia 12.3 lari). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Adjara Aut. Rep. compares with other first-level divisions
Pupils per general education school (2025/26)
Adjara Aut. Rep. ranks 2 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per general education school |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tbilisi | 817 |
| 2 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 285 |
| 3 | Kvemo Kartli | 283 |
| 4 | Kakheti | 238 |
| 5 | Shida Kartli | 233 |
| 6 | Imereti | 204 |
| 7 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 172 |
School pupils per 1,000 residents (2025/26)
Adjara Aut. Rep. ranks 1 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School pupils per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 175 |
| 2 | Kvemo Kartli | 170 |
| 3 | Tbilisi | 170 |
| 4 | Imereti | 162 |
| 5 | Shida Kartli | 159 |
| 6 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 152 |
| 7 | Kakheti | 152 |
Household spending on education per person (lari a month) (2025)
Adjara Aut. Rep. ranks 2 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Household spending on education per person (lari a month) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tbilisi | 21.0 |
| 2 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 14.4 |
| 3 | Imereti | 9.1 |
| 4 | Shida Kartli | 7.1 |
| 5 | Kvemo Kartli | 6.3 |
| 6 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 6.2 |
| 7 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 5.6 |
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Sources
- National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat): Regional Statistics: population and vital statistics, regional GDP, labour force, earnings, household incomes and expenditures, health care and social protection, schools and universities, household infrastructure, hotels and foreign direct investment by region (the eleven Excel files offered on the page, saved unmodified in one archive with a manifest of their download links), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a38acfadfe56…)
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