Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport: “None of the employees of the Ministry were paid bonuses in 2019”

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that the statement of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport is a MANIPULATION OF FACTS.

In accordance with the international assessments and I mean PISA assessments, today we even have challenges in literacy

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Salome Samadashvili’s statement is TRUE.

In 2018, a rather large number of students failed to successfully pass the school graduation exams. It was 22% or 11,000 students out of 59,000

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Mariam Jashi’s statement is MOSTLY TRUE.

New Minister of Education with “New” Visions and Abolished School Graduation Exams

Opinion on the Education Policy

In accordance with the 2019 state budget, nearly GEL 1.6 billion is allocated for the education sector whilst in 2012 this government inherited the education sector with a budget of less than GEL 700 million

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Mamuka Bakhtadze’s statement is HALF TRUE.

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.

Challenges of Vocational Education in Georgia

Ivanishvili shut down the American teachers programme. Nearly 3,000 Americans used to come to Georgia annually

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Georgia’s Education System in International Studies and Rankings (Part 2)

Georgia’s Education System in International Studies and Rankings

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

In the secondary education completion exams, schoolchildren struggle the most to surpass the minimum competence level in foreign languages and mathematics

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

In the last two years, the number of students enrolled in professional education establishments increased by 20%