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Georgia

Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income3.94M population

Last updated August 4, 2026

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Progressing readiness

Composite GEFRI Score

Infrastructure is a strength, but Innovation lags

Georgia shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (73rd percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.

72.47Composite score
Global percentile
73rd
Global rank
#49
Regional rank
#33
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Advanced readiness
Infrastructure
87.10
75th percentileGlobal avg. 70.44
Advanced readiness
Human Capital
85.71
88th percentileGlobal avg. 66.18
Emerging readiness
Innovation
52.86
63rd percentileGlobal avg. 48.64
Emerging readiness
Governance
56.81
71st percentileGlobal avg. 47.07
Advanced readiness
Access & Parity
79.89
57th percentileGlobal avg. 60.85

Country profile

Georgia shows progressing readiness, with important strengths but continued gaps across the system. Most dimension scores sit close to global norms, without a single dimension standing far above the rest.

Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. Strong tertiary enrollment expands future talent pipelines and strengthens national innovation potential.

R&D investment remains modest, affecting long-term innovation potential. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.

Regionally, Innovation lags peers the most, signalling where investment could have the highest impact.

Key insights

Sits above the global median at the 73rd percentile.

Places 49th worldwide.

Holds a regional position of 33rd within Europe & Central Asia.

Scores range from Infrastructure (87.1) to Innovation (52.9), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Trails regional peers most clearly in Innovation.

Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
11Denmark92.17
22Sweden90.49
33Finland89.65
44Switzerland89.17
55Netherlands89.11
66Norway87.90
107Germany87.54
118United Kingdom86.92
139Austria86.41
1710Estonia85.02
1811France84.86
2112Ireland84.28
2213Belgium84.17
2314Iceland83.80
2415Portugal83.51
2516Lithuania83.33
2617Czechia83.18
2718Slovenia83.15
LiechtensteinMicrostate82.84
2819Spain82.70
2920Poland81.97
3021Cyprus81.79
3122Luxembourg81.62
3323Italy80.65
3524Latvia79.58
3625Greece78.07
3726Croatia77.94
MonacoMicrostate77.40
4027Hungary76.63
4128Slovak Republic76.44
AndorraMicrostate74.65
San MarinoMicrostate74.31
GreenlandMicrostate73.41
4429Bulgaria73.29
4530Moldova73.12
4731Serbia72.79
4832Turkiye72.71
4933Georgia72.47
5034Russian Federation71.70
GibraltarMicrostate70.82
5435Kazakhstan70.49
5536Armenia70.34
5737Montenegro70.09
Faroe IslandsMicrostate69.59
5838Albania69.55
6339Belarus68.95
6440North Macedonia68.94
6841Uzbekistan68.67
Channel IslandsMicrostate68.37
Isle of ManMicrostate67.94
7342Bosnia and Herzegovina67.73
7843Romania66.62
8044Kyrgyz Republic65.76
8445Azerbaijan63.45
9346UkraineFCS59.93
10147Turkmenistan57.88
10348Kosovo57.69
10749Tajikistan56.05