Caucasus & Central Asia EdTech
Demand for higher education is rising fast in Central Asia: Uzbekistan's student body grew 7.1% year on year in 2025/2026 and gross tertiary enrolment reached 59.8% (World Bank, 2025). World Bank evidence puts the effect of AI tutoring at 0.12 standard deviations.
20 verified facts tracked for this market — each with its source, reporting period and evidence tier. Tier 1 = primary institutions (central banks, statistical offices); tier 2 = disclosed industry panels.
| Metric | Value | Geo | Period | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of included EdTech RCTs conducted in high-income countries | 0.57share of included studies | GLOBAL | 2026 | T1 | thedocs.worldbank.org |
| Average learning effect of AI-powered student tutoring and instruction interventions | 0.12standard deviations | GLOBAL | 2026 | T1 | thedocs.worldbank.org |
| Average effect of adaptive and AI-enabled EdTech on student learning, pooled across education levels | 0.125standard deviations | GLOBAL | 2026 | T1 | thedocs.worldbank.org |
| Year-on-year growth of the higher-education student body, Uzbekistan | 7.1percent | UZ | 2025/2026 | T1 | stat.uz |
| Kazakhstan higher-education institutions, count | 116institutions | KZ | 2025 | T1 | stat.gov.kz |
| School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) | 59.8percent gross | UZ | 2025 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Women as share of higher-education students in Georgia | 51percent | GE | 2024/2025 | T1 | geostat.ge |
| Share of secondary pupils enrolled in private institutions, Azerbaijan | 4.56percent | AZ | 2024 | T1 | api.worldbank.org |
| Youth unemployment, total (% of labor force ages 15-24) | 29.86percent of labor force ages 15-24 | GE | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Children out of school, primary-school age, Georgia | 6.17percent | GE | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Individuals using the Internet (% of population), Kazakhstan | 93.39percent | KZ | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Individuals using the Internet, share of population, Georgia | 83.80percent | GE | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Youth not in education, employment or training (NEET), Georgia | 14.692percent | GE | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| School enrollment, tertiary (% gross), Azerbaijan | 41.34percent | AZ | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Women as share of health & social-welfare vocational-education graduates in Georgia | 95percent | GE | 2024 | T1 | geostat.ge |
| Individuals using the Internet (% of population) | 93.39percent | KZ | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Pupils enrolled in primary education, Azerbaijan | 603966pupils | AZ | 2024 | T1 | api.worldbank.org |
| Individuals using the Internet (% of population) | 83.8percent | GE | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Share of students enrolled in private institutions at master's level, Georgia | 54.35percent | GE | 2023 | T1 | ec.europa.eu |
| Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) | 5.47percent of GDP | UZ | 2023 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
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