Education Spending: Georgia

Analysis# Georgia Education Spending Georgia allocated 3.98% of its GDP to education in 2024, representing a modest recovery from recent lows but remaining substantially below historical peaks. The country's education spending reached an all-time high of 6.916% in 1994, the year following independence. A dramatic decline followed, bottoming at 1.86% in 2012—a 73% drop from the 1994 peak. Overall, education spending has contracted 42.5% since 1994, reflecting post-Soviet transitions and fiscal constraints that persisted for decades. The period from 2012 onward marks a clear reversal. Annual spending has climbed steadily from the 2012 low, gaining roughly 2.1 percentage points over the past decade. Growth accelerated in 2024, reaching the highest level since 2015. While current spending remains far below 1990s levels, the consistent upward trajectory since 2012 suggests renewed policy prioritization of education investment in Georgia's development agenda.