Researchers per million inhabitants in Georgia

Georgia: Researchers per million inhabitants was 1,896 FTE in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,896 FTE
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
46th
of 103 countries
All-time high
1,896 FTE
in 2024
All-time low
599.64 FTE
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Researchers per million inhabitants in Georgia, 2013–2024

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2013201820242013: 599.6 FTE2014: 1.1k FTE2015: 1.4k FTE2016: 1.4k FTE2017: 1.4k FTE2018: 1.5k FTE2019: 1.8k FTE2020: 1.8k FTE2021: 1.7k FTE2022: 1.8k FTE2023: 1.8k FTE2024: 1.9k FTE

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.

Analysis

Georgia recorded 1,896 FTE for researchers per million inhabitants in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in Georgia peaked at 1,896 FTE in 2024 and was at its lowest, 599.64 FTE, in 2013.

Georgia ranks 46th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Researchers per million inhabitants in Georgia, year by year

Annual values for Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE) in Georgia, 2013 to 2024.
Year FTE Change
2013 599.64 FTE
2014 1,127 FTE +87.9%
2015 1,359 FTE +20.6%
2016 1,384 FTE +1.8%
2017 1,382 FTE -0.1%
2018 1,545 FTE +11.8%
2019 1,788 FTE +15.8%
2020 1,799 FTE +0.6%
2021 1,703 FTE -5.3%
2022 1,809 FTE +6.2%
2023 1,768 FTE -2.3%
2024 1,896 FTE +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,312 FTE 599.64 FTE 1,788 FTE 7
2020s 1,795 FTE 1,703 FTE 1,896 FTE 5

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 43 Latvia 2,191 FTE compare
  2. 44 Cuba 2,171 FTE compare
  3. 45 China 2,107 FTE compare
  4. 47 Cyprus 1,686 FTE compare
  5. 48 Tunisia 1,668 FTE compare
  6. 49 Azerbaijan 1,663 FTE compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is researchers per million inhabitants in Georgia?
Researchers per million inhabitants in Georgia was 1,896 FTE in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 1,896 FTE in 2024.
What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 599.64 FTE in 2013.
How does Georgia rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
Georgia ranks 46th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Georgia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE)
Unit
FTE
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
153 places, 3,275 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release