Education in Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia: official figures
Samtskhe-Javakheti had 205 general education schools with 23,653 pupils at the start of the 2025/26 school year, 3.7% of Georgia's pupils and 4th smallest of 11 regions by school enrolment.
How big are schools in Samtskhe-Javakheti?
Schools in Samtskhe-Javakheti had an average of 115 pupils each in 2025/26, against 281 nationally, 2nd lowest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many universities are in Samtskhe-Javakheti?
Samtskhe-Javakheti had 2 higher education institutions in 2025/26: 1 public and 1 private.
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- School enrolment in Samtskhe-Javakheti fell from 24,027 pupils in 2024/25 to 23,653 in 2025/26 (-1.6%; Georgia +0.6%). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- There were 152 school pupils for every 1,000 residents of Samtskhe-Javakheti in 2025/26 (Georgia 163). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Households in Samtskhe-Javakheti spent an average of 5.6 lari per person a month on education in 2025, 5th lowest of 11 regions (Georgia 12.3 lari). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Samtskhe-Javakheti compares with other first-level divisions
Pupils per general education school (2025/26)
Samtskhe-Javakheti ranks 10 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)
Samtskhe-Javakheti ranks 6 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School pupils per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tbilisi | 170 |
| 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 |
Household spending on education per person (lari a month) (2025)
Samtskhe-Javakheti ranks 7 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Household spending on education per person (lari a month) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 9 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 3.9 |
| 10 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 3.8 |
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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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