Education in Imereti, Georgia: official figures
Imereti had 392 general education schools with 79,969 pupils at the start of the 2025/26 school year, 12.4% of Georgia's pupils and 2nd largest of 11 regions by school enrolment.
How big are schools in Imereti?
Schools in Imereti had an average of 204 pupils each in 2025/26, against 281 nationally, 6th highest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many universities are in Imereti?
Imereti had 4 higher education institutions in 2025/26: 2 public and 2 private.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyMore figures
- School enrolment in Imereti fell from 80,205 pupils in 2024/25 to 79,969 in 2025/26 (-0.3%; Georgia +0.6%). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- There were 162 school pupils for every 1,000 residents of Imereti in 2025/26 (Georgia 163). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Households in Imereti spent an average of 9.1 lari per person a month on education in 2025, 3rd highest of 11 regions (Georgia 12.3 lari). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Imereti compares with other first-level divisions
Pupils per general education school (2025/26)
Imereti ranks 6 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per general education school |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kvemo Kartli | 283 |
| 4 | Kakheti | 238 |
| 5 | Shida Kartli | 233 |
| 6 | Imereti | 204 |
| 7 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 172 |
| 8 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 145 |
| 9 | Guria | 136 |
School pupils per 1,000 residents (2025/26)
Imereti ranks 4 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)
Imereti ranks 3 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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