Education in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia: official figures
Kvemo Kartli had 264 general education schools with 74,654 pupils at the start of the 2025/26 school year, 11.6% of Georgia's pupils and 3rd largest of 11 regions by school enrolment.
How big are schools in Kvemo Kartli?
Schools in Kvemo Kartli had an average of 283 pupils each in 2025/26, against 281 nationally, 3rd highest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many universities are in Kvemo Kartli?
Kvemo Kartli 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 Kvemo Kartli rose from 74,305 pupils in 2024/25 to 74,654 in 2025/26 (+0.5%; Georgia +0.6%). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- There were 170 school pupils for every 1,000 residents of Kvemo Kartli in 2025/26 (Georgia 163). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Households in Kvemo Kartli spent an average of 6.3 lari per person a month on education in 2025, 5th highest of 11 regions (Georgia 12.3 lari). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Kvemo Kartli compares with other first-level divisions
Pupils per general education school (2025/26)
Kvemo Kartli ranks 3 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)
Kvemo Kartli ranks 2 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)
Kvemo Kartli ranks 5 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Household spending on education per person (lari a month) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Kakheti | 5.3 |
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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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