Education in Kakheti, Georgia: official figures
Kakheti had 191 general education schools with 45,489 pupils at the start of the 2025/26 school year, 7.1% of Georgia's pupils and 5th largest of 11 regions by school enrolment.
How big are schools in Kakheti?
Schools in Kakheti had an average of 238 pupils each in 2025/26, against 281 nationally, 4th highest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many universities are in Kakheti?
Kakheti had 3 higher education institutions in 2025/26: 1 public and 2 private.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyMore figures
- School enrolment in Kakheti fell from 45,583 pupils in 2024/25 to 45,489 in 2025/26 (-0.2%; Georgia +0.6%). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- There were 152 school pupils for every 1,000 residents of Kakheti in 2025/26 (Georgia 163). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Households in Kakheti spent an average of 5.3 lari per person a month on education in 2025, 4th lowest of 11 regions (Georgia 12.3 lari). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Kakheti compares with other first-level divisions
Pupils per general education school (2025/26)
Kakheti ranks 4 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)
Kakheti ranks 7 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School pupils per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Imereti | 162 |
| 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 |
Household spending on education per person (lari a month) (2025)
Kakheti ranks 8 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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