GeoStat: Rate of student enrollment in vocational schools up by 15.3 percent in 2025
In 2025, 191 vocational educational institutions (140 public and 51 private) were operating in Georgia that conducted admission of students in vocational education programs, the Georgian National Statistics Service (GeoStat) reported.
In 2025, 19.7 thousand students were admitted, 53.7% of whom are women and 46.3% men. Compared to 2024, student admissions have increased by 15.3%.
As for the data by regions, the highest number of students was admitted in the city of Tbilisi (40.1%), followed by Adjara AR (19.3%), Imereti (11.5%), Kvemo Kartli (10.0%), Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti (7.4%), Kakheti (4.1%).
In 2025, 238 students were admitted with special educational needs, 35.7% of whom are women and 64.3% men. As for the data by regions, Tbilisi has the leading position with the number of admitted students (50.4%).
In 2025, the number of graduates was 10.5 thousand, out of which 47.1% were women and 52.9% – men. Most of them come from Services (23.1%), Engineering, Manufacturing, Construction (21.4%), and Business, Administration and Law (15.0%) programs.