Education in Guria, Georgia: official figures
Guria had 101 general education schools with 13,743 pupils at the start of the 2025/26 school year, 2.1% of Georgia's pupils and 3rd smallest of 11 regions by school enrolment.
How big are schools in Guria?
Schools in Guria had an average of 136 pupils each in 2025/26, against 281 nationally, 3rd lowest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many universities are in Guria?
Guria had no higher education institution of its own in 2025/26, according to Geostat; Georgia had 64 in total.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyMore figures
- School enrolment in Guria fell from 14,094 pupils in 2024/25 to 13,743 in 2025/26 (-2.5%; Georgia +0.6%). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- There were 135 school pupils for every 1,000 residents of Guria in 2025/26 (Georgia 163). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Households in Guria spent an average of 2.3 lari per person a month on education in 2025, the lowest of 11 regions (Georgia 12.3 lari). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Guria compares with other first-level divisions
Pupils per general education school (2025/26)
Guria ranks 9 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per general education school |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shida Kartli | 233 |
| 6 | Imereti | 204 |
| 7 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 172 |
| 8 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 145 |
| 9 | Guria | 136 |
| 10 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 115 |
| 11 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 41 |
School pupils per 1,000 residents (2025/26)
Guria ranks 10 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School pupils per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shida Kartli | 159 |
| 6 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 152 |
| 7 | Kakheti | 152 |
| 8 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 150 |
| 9 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 137 |
| 10 | Guria | 135 |
| 11 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 96 |
Household spending on education per person (lari a month) (2025)
Guria ranks 11 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Household spending on education per person (lari a month) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kvemo Kartli | 6.3 |
| 6 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 6.2 |
| 7 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 5.6 |
| 8 | Kakheti | 5.3 |
| 9 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 3.9 |
| 10 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 3.8 |
| 11 | Guria | 2.3 |
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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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