Education in Diyarbakir, Türkiye: official figures
14.9% of residents aged 15 and over across the province that contains the city of Diyarbakir held a university or college degree in 2024, 4th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 13.9% for women and 15.8% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Diyarbakir?
77,946 residents of the province of Diyarbakir aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 4.81% (3rd highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 8.25% among women and 1.42% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share across the province that contains the city of Diyarbakir grew from 9.3% in 2014 to 14.9% in 2024, a rise of 5.5 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 25.8% of adults across the province that contains the city of Diyarbakir had finished high school (lise) as their highest level in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Illiteracy across the province that contains the city of Diyarbakir fell from 8.74% in 2014 to 4.81% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 23,763 people across the province that contains the city of Diyarbakir held a master’s degree and 2,507 a doctorate in 2024, 20.6 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (11th lowest of 33 big-city provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 52% of residents of Diyarbakir were satisfied with schools and other educational facilities. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Diyarbakir compares with other cities in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) (2024)
Diyarbakir ranks 30 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Kahramanmaraş | 15.3% |
| 28 | Gaziantep | 15.1% |
| 29 | Batman | 15.1% |
| 30 | Diyarbakir | 14.9% |
| 31 | Mardin | 13.4% |
| 32 | Van | 13.2% |
| 33 | Şanlıurfa | 11.0% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) (2024)
Diyarbakir ranks 3 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mardin | 5.97% |
| 2 | Şanlıurfa | 5.61% |
| 3 | Diyarbakir | 4.81% |
| 4 | Van | 4.54% |
| 5 | Ordu | 4.22% |
| 6 | Malatya | 4.20% |
| 7 | Erzurum | 4.05% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (whole province) (2024)
Diyarbakir ranks 23 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Denizli | 23.0 |
| 21 | Balıkesir | 22.7 |
| 22 | Mersin | 22.7 |
| 23 | Diyarbakir | 20.6 |
| 24 | Batman | 20.6 |
| 25 | Gaziantep | 20.4 |
| 26 | Tekirdağ | 20.0 |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
- Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute): Bölgesel İstatistikler (Regional Statistics database): 114 indicators for the 81 provinces, 2014-2024 (CSV export), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 54a60ac62f7a…)
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