Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Georgia was reported at 100 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Georgia - Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Historical dataset showing Georgia literacy rate by year from 2002 to 2022.

Georgia GE: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data was reported at 99.729 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 99.862 % for 2002. Georgia GE: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 99.796 % from Dec 2002 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99.862 % in 2002 and a record low of 99.729 % in 2014. Georgia GE: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Georgia – Table GE.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Gabon GA: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 82.284 % in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 72.234 % for 1993. Gabon GA: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 77.259 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2012, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 82.284 % in 2012 and a record low of 72.234 % in 1993. Gabon GA: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Gabon – Table GA.World Bank: Education Statistics. Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Abstract

The STEP (Skills Toward Employment and Productivity) Measurement program is the first ever initiative to generate internationally comparable data on skills available in developing countries. The program implements standardized surveys to gather information on the supply and distribution of skills and the demand for skills in labor market of low-income countries.

The uniquely-designed Household Survey includes modules that measure the cognitive skills (reading, writing and numeracy), socio-emotional skills (personality, behavior and preferences) and job-specific skills (subset of transversal skills with direct job relevance) of a representative sample of adults aged 15 to 64 living in urban areas, whether they work or not. The cognitive skills module also incorporates a direct assessment of reading literacy based on the Survey of Adults Skills instruments. Modules also gather information about family, health and language.

Geographic coverage

The capital and other urban areas.

Analysis unit

The units of analysis are the individual respondents and households. A household roster is undertaken at the start of the survey and the individual respondent is randomly selected among all household members aged 15 to 64 included. The random selection process was designed by the STEP team and compliance with the procedure is carefully monitored during fieldwork.

Universe

The STEP target population are individuals 15-64 years old, living in urban areas.

In Georgia, the following groups were excluded: - Residents of institutions (prisons, hospitals, etc.) - Residents of senior homes and hospices - Residents of other group dwellings (college dormitories, halfway homes, workers' quarters, etc.) - Persons living outside the country at the time of data collection - Persons living in the conflict regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Stratified 3-stage sample design was implemented in Georgia. The sample was stratified by five geographic areas: Capital, Other Urban Northeast, Other Urban Northwest, Other Urban Southeast, and Other Urban Southwest.

The primary sample unit (PSU) is an electoral precinct; each PSU is uniquely defined by the sample frame variable 'PrecinctID'. The first stage units were selected by a World Bank survey methodologist. The sampling objective was to select 225 PSUs, comprised of 200 initial PSUs and 25 reserve PSUs. Although 225 PSUs were selected, only 200 PSUs were activated; none of the 25 reserve PSUs was activated during data collection. The PSUs were selected using a systematic probability proportional to size (PPS) sampling method, where the measure of size was the estimated number of persons 15 to 64 years old (i.e., final data file variable 'estimatedsize') in a PSU.

The second stage sample unit (SSU) is a household. The sampling objective was to obtain interviews at 15 households within each selected PSU. The households were selected in each PSU using a systematic random method. For the 'Other Urban' strata, in order to provide sufficient sample to allow for a scenario of a 50% response rate the number of sampled cases was doubled in each selected 'Other Urban' electoral precinct. In other words, a reserve sample of 15 households per PSU was selected in each 'Other Urban' stratum. For the Capital stratum, the initial sample size was adjusted to allow for a possible expected response rate of 44%. In the case of the Capital stratum, a reserve sample of 19 households per PSU was selected. Also, during the survey fieldwork, there were 14 PSUs in the Capital stratum where, due to higher than expected non-response, the survey firm drew an additional 34 reserve households. The Precinct IDs for the 14 PSUs are: 2015, 2025, 2033, 2060, 2076, 3003, 3012, 3022, 3029, 3071, 3083, 4014, 5070, and 6106.

The third stage sample unit was an individual 15-64 years old (inclusive). The sampling objective was to select one individual with equal probability from each selected household.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The STEP survey instruments include:

• The background questionnaire developed by the World Bank (WB) STEP team
• Reading Literacy Assessment developed by Educational Testing Services (ETS).

All countries adapted and translated both instruments following the STEP technical standards: two independent translators adapted and translated the STEP background questionnaire and Reading Literacy Assessment, while reconciliation was carried out by a third translator.

The WB STEP team and ETS collaborated closely with the Georgian survey firm during the process and reviewed the adaptation and translation to Georgian using a back translation.

The survey instruments were piloted as part of the survey pre-test.

The background questionnaire covers such topics as respondents' demographic characteristics, dwelling characteristics, education and training, health, employment, job skill requirements, personality, behavior and preferences, language and family background.

The background questionnaire, the structure of the Reading Literacy Assessment and Reading Literacy Data Codebook are provided in the document "Georgia STEP Skills Measurement Survey Instruments", available in external resources.

Cleaning operations

STEP data management process:

1) Raw data is sent by the survey firm 2) The World Bank (WB) STEP team runs data checks on the background questionnaire data. Educational Testing Services (ETS) runs data checks on the Reading Literacy Assessment data. Comments and questions are sent back to the survey firm. 3) The survey firm reviews comments and questions. When a data entry error is identified, the survey firm corrects the data. 4) The WB STEP team and ETS check if the data files are clean. This might require additional iterations with the survey firm. 5) Once the data has been checked and cleaned, the WB STEP team computes the weights. Weights are computed by the STEP team to ensure consistency across sampling methodologies. 6) ETS scales the Reading Literacy Assessment data. 7) The WB STEP team merges the background questionnaire data with the Reading Literacy Assessment data and computes derived variables.

Detailed information on data processing in STEP surveys is provided in "STEP Guidelines for Data Processing" document, available in external resources. The template do-file used by the STEP team to check raw background questionnaire data is provided as an external resource, too.

Response rate

An overall response rate of 62.6% was achieved in the Georgia STEP Survey. Table 18 in "STEP Weighting Procedures Summary" provides detailed percentage distribution by final status code.

Sampling error estimates

A weighting documentation was prepared for each participating country and provides some information on sampling errors. The weighting documentation is provided as an external resource.

This dataset tracks annual reading and language arts proficiency from 2010 to 2015 for National Hills Elementary School vs. Georgia and Richmond County School District

Gabon GA: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 79.879 % in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 65.326 % for 1993. Gabon GA: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 72.603 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2012, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79.879 % in 2012 and a record low of 65.326 % in 1993. Gabon GA: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Gabon – Table GA.World Bank: Education Statistics. Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Gabon GA: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data was reported at 89.429 % in 2012. This records a decrease from the previous number of 92.114 % for 1993. Gabon GA: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 90.772 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2012, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 92.114 % in 1993 and a record low of 89.429 % in 2012. Gabon GA: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Gabon – Table GA.World Bank: Education Statistics. Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Gabon GA: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 84.873 % in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 79.444 % for 1993. Gabon GA: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 82.159 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2012, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 84.873 % in 2012 and a record low of 79.444 % in 1993. Gabon GA: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Gabon – Table GA.World Bank: Education Statistics. Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Gabon GA: Literacy Rate: Youth: % of People Age 15-24 data was reported at 88.504 % in 2012. This records a decrease from the previous number of 93.209 % for 1993. Gabon GA: Literacy Rate: Youth: % of People Age 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 90.856 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2012, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 93.209 % in 1993 and a record low of 88.504 % in 2012. Gabon GA: Literacy Rate: Youth: % of People Age 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Gabon – Table GA.World Bank: Education Statistics. Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Gabon GA: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data was reported at 1.023 Ratio in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.976 Ratio for 1993. Gabon GA: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 1.000 Ratio from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2012, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.023 Ratio in 2012 and a record low of 0.976 Ratio in 1993. Gabon GA: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Gabon – Table GA.World Bank: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

GE：非文盲率：成年男性：15岁及以上男性百分比在12-01-2014达99.668%，相较于12-01-2002的99.769%有所下降。GE：非文盲率：成年男性：15岁及以上男性百分比数据按年更新，12-01-2002至12-01-2014期间平均值为99.719%，共2份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2002，达99.769%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2014，为99.668%。CEIC提供的GE：非文盲率：成年男性：15岁及以上男性百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的格鲁吉亚 – 表 GE.世行.WDI：教育统计。

GA：非文盲率：年轻人：占15-24岁人群百分比在12-01-2012达88.504%，相较于12-01-1993的93.209%有所下降。GA：非文盲率：年轻人：占15-24岁人群百分比数据按年更新，12-01-1993至12-01-2012期间平均值为90.856%，共2份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-1993，达93.209%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2012，为88.504%。CEIC提供的GA：非文盲率：年轻人：占15-24岁人群百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于Global Database的加蓬 – 表 GA.世界银行：教育统计。