Georgia is becoming an increasingly popular destination for higher education. According to the analytical company Galt & Taggart, by 2025, the number of foreign students in the country reached 44 thousand people, which is almost three times more than in 2019. Their share among all students grew to 19.8% — one of the highest rates in the world.

At the same time, 53.8% of all foreign students are citizens of India, with the vast majority of them studying medical specialties. Analysts believe that such dependence on one country and one field of study creates risks for the further development of the education sector.

The revenues of Georgian universities increased by an average of 11.5% annually between 2019 and 2025, reaching 1.3 billion GEL. The main growth factor was the influx of foreign students, who are attracted by the relatively low cost of tuition and living.

At the same time, experts note a mismatch between the structure of specialist training and the needs of the country's economy. In Georgia, too many students study business, law, and social sciences, while engineering, vocational-technical, and pedagogical specialties remain less in demand. For this reason, the unemployment rate among people with higher education in the country reaches 11%, which is more than double the average for OECD countries — 4.8%.