Private school revenues in Georgia grew by an average of 13.7% annually between 2019 and 2025, reaching GEL 526 million in 2025, according to a new education sector review by Galt & Taggart.
The investment bank says growth accelerated after 2021, driven by rising demand for private education, the opening of new schools, and higher tuition fees. Several large private schools opened in recent years, particularly in Tbilisi suburbs, quickly expanding to serve hundreds of students.
According to the report, private school revenue growth was supported by both an increase in student numbers and the expansion of premium-priced schools. In the 2025/26 academic year, the number of students enrolled in private schools reached 72,000, with a 4.2% annual growth rate between 2022 and 2025.
Galt & Taggart notes that, aside from the pandemic period when some students moved from private to public schools, private education has maintained steady growth, with student numbers increasing by an average of 3.4% annually between 2015 and 2019.
