In accordance with the UNICEF survey, there are no toilets in 27% of the schools, whilst 26% of the schools are without hand washing facilities

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Sergo Ratiani’s statement is TRUE.

Fifty thousand students have their student status suspended and this number is growing annually. When the Georgian Dream came to power, there were only 11,000 students with suspended status

FactCheck leaves this statement Without Verdict.

Of the 16,000 certified teachers, only 3,522 are able to receive GEL 800. Nearly 12,000 teachers, in effect, cannot receive their own salaries

For the past several years, nearly 25% of schoolchildren cannot get education completion diplomas

The agreement between the President and the Prime Minister of Georgia, in regard to parliamentary elections, contradicts legislation

The country’s economy is decreasing whilst bureaucratic expenses are increasing… bureaucratic expenses have increased by GEL 420 million since 2012

It is no longer possible to receive information about suspended students from the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia.

“The independence of the universities is being curbed.”

On 10 December 2014, the amendments to the Budget Code of Georgia were discussed at the plenary...

“There are more than 2,000 schools in Georgia and only 900 contestants have obtained certificates after seven months of competition… there are only 1,000 candidates to be school principals for 2,000 schools in Georgia….”

“Of this year’s educational grants for students, a total of GEL 16 million has not been transferred.”

“The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia has been holding selections of school principals for two years. Only one candidate has been presented to about 80% of the school boards which means that the boards were not, in fact, given a choice…”

“The number of students with suspended status, who weren’t able to pay, is decreasing, on the contrary.”

On 26 July, the Parliament of Georgia discussed the issue of declaring trust towards the renewed...