Education and Science
260 public schools are functioning in the region where 45.5 thousand pupils are studying. There is no problem of school access to students in the region.
There are 225 state and 23 private preschool centers operating in municipal territory, where 8.9 thousand children (31,6% of the total number of children) are enrolled.
Vocational schools are functioning in Poti, Khobi, Zedaetseti, Jvari (all of them are financed from municipal budget)
The state university operates in the region.