Georgia — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Georgia, 1994–2024.
Education spending for Georgia was 3.98% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 28 years, from 1994 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 6.92% in 1994. The lowest was 1.86% in 2012 (about 2.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.82% per year.
Georgia ranks 98 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 57%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Georgia sits below it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 42% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 35%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 33 of 45 economies; Hungary (3.80%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 70% in 1998. That is 12% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 5th of 68 in 1994 → 103rd of 116 in 2000 → 103rd of 130 in 2010 → 104th of 157 in 2020 → 22nd of 39 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1994 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.98% | +0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 3.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 3.75% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 3.59% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 3.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 3.83% | +0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 3.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 3.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 3.52% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 3.11% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 2.94% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 2.83% | +1.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.86% | -0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 2.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 2.76% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 3.22% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 2.92% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 3% | +0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 2.48% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 2.91% | +0.8 pp |
| 2003 | 2.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 2.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 2.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 2.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 2.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.11% | -4.8 pp |
| 1994 | 6.92% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Georgia’s Education spending in 1998?
2.11% (1998). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Georgia’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1994 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -42.4% in total — about 1.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 3.98%; 2023: 3.71%; 2022: 3.75%; 2021: 3.59%; 2020: 3.81%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.