Education in Shida Kartli, Georgia: official figures
Shida Kartli had 170 general education schools with 39,582 pupils at the start of the 2025/26 school year, 6.1% of Georgia's pupils and 5th smallest of 11 regions by school enrolment.
How big are schools in Shida Kartli?
Schools in Shida Kartli had an average of 233 pupils each in 2025/26, against 281 nationally, 5th highest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many universities are in Shida Kartli?
Shida Kartli had 2 higher education institutions in 2025/26: 2 public and 0 private.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyMore figures
- School enrolment in Shida Kartli fell from 39,585 pupils in 2024/25 to 39,582 in 2025/26 (-0.0%; Georgia +0.6%). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- There were 159 school pupils for every 1,000 residents of Shida Kartli in 2025/26 (Georgia 163). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Households in Shida Kartli spent an average of 7.1 lari per person a month on education in 2025, 4th highest of 11 regions (Georgia 12.3 lari). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Shida Kartli compares with other first-level divisions
Pupils per general education school (2025/26)
Shida Kartli ranks 5 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per general education school |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 145 |
School pupils per 1,000 residents (2025/26)
Shida Kartli ranks 5 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School pupils per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kvemo Kartli | 170 |
| 3 | Tbilisi | 170 |
| 4 | Imereti | 162 |
| 5 | Shida Kartli | 159 |
| 6 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 152 |
| 7 | Kakheti | 152 |
| 8 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 150 |
Household spending on education per person (lari a month) (2025)
Shida Kartli ranks 4 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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