At the beginning of the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 higher education institutions were in Georgia, of which - 19 state and 45 private institutions. Compared to the same indicator of the previous year, the number of the institutions increased by 2. 60.9 % of higher education institutions are located in Tbilisi.
At the beginning of the 2020/2021 academic year, 46.7 thousand students were enrolled in Georgian higher education institutions, out of them 29.3 thousand in state universities and 17.4 thousand in private universities. Student admissions increased by 3.4 thousand compared to the same period of the previous year. The increase mainly is based on private universities.
The number of students in Georgian higher education institutions amounted to 157.3 thousand, which is 5.7% more compared to the previous academic year. 63.9% of the total number of students study in state higher education institutions and 36.1% in private institutions. 50.9% of students are women and 49.1% are men.
In 2020, 23.5 thousand students graduated from higher education institutions, that is 5.1 % less compared to the previous year. 57.4 % of the graduates are women and 42.6 % are men. The number of graduates in state higher education institutions is 2.2 times higher compared to the number of graduates in the private universities.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia
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