Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Georgia

Georgia: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this was 0.8362 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8362
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
26th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.8611
in 2012
All-time low
0.2068
in 2000
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Georgia, 1995–2020

0.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.3641996: 0.3981997: 0.3391998: 0.2641999: 0.3342000: 0.2072001: 0.2212002: 0.2542003: 0.252004: 0.2282005: 0.2692006: 0.8422007: 0.8382008: 0.7592009: 0.7932010: 0.8242011: 0.8612012: 0.8612013: 0.8562014: 0.8372015: 0.842016: 0.8492017: 0.8522018: 0.8392019: 0.8412020: 0.836

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Georgia recorded 0.8362 for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Georgia peaked at 0.8611 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2068, in 2000.

Georgia ranks 26th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Georgia, year by year

Annual values for Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Georgia, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.3643
1996 0.3982 +9.3%
1997 0.3392 -14.8%
1998 0.2643 -22.1%
1999 0.3343 +26.5%
2000 0.2068 -38.1%
2001 0.2207 +6.8%
2002 0.2539 +15.0%
2003 0.2498 -1.6%
2004 0.2281 -8.7%
2005 0.2691 +18.0%
2006 0.8417 +212.8%
2007 0.8381 -0.4%
2008 0.7593 -9.4%
2009 0.793 +4.4%
2010 0.8241 +3.9%
2011 0.8606 +4.4%
2012 0.8611 +0.1%
2013 0.8562 -0.6%
2014 0.8375 -2.2%
2015 0.8405 +0.4%
2016 0.8485 +1.0%
2017 0.8519 +0.4%
2018 0.8386 -1.6%
2019 0.8409 +0.3%
2020 0.8362 -0.6%

Georgia compared with similar countries

  • Georgia's 0.8362 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8385, 100% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Georgia's 0.8362 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7346, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +212.8% 0.2691 0.8417
2000 -38.1% 0.3343 0.2068

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3401 0.2643 0.3982 5
2000s 0.4661 0.2068 0.8417 10
2010s 0.846 0.8241 0.8611 10
2020s 0.8362 0.8362 0.8362 1

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 23 Serbia 0.8385 compare
  2. 24 Italy 0.8371 compare
  3. 25 Romania 0.8369 compare
  4. 27 Portugal 0.835 compare
  5. 28 Kyrgyzstan 0.8204 compare
  6. 29 Czechia 0.8058 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Georgia?
Education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Georgia was 0.8362 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8611 in 2012.
What is the lowest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2068 in 2000.
How does Georgia rank for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this?
Georgia ranks 26th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Georgia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
60 places, 1,212 data points, 1990–2020
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