Education in Elazığ, Türkiye: official figures
18.3% of residents aged 15 and over across the province that contains the city of Elazığ held a university or college degree in 2024, 17th highest of 33 big-city provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 16.4% for women and 20.4% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Elazığ?
16,434 residents of the province of Elazığ aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 2.96% (11th highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 4.82% among women and 1.04% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share across the province that contains the city of Elazığ grew from 12.2% in 2014 to 18.3% in 2024, a rise of 6.2 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 29.0% of adults across the province that contains the city of Elazığ 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 Elazığ fell from 4.93% in 2014 to 2.96% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 12,267 people across the province that contains the city of Elazığ held a master’s degree and 2,451 a doctorate in 2024, 30.8 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (5th highest of 33 big-city provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Elazığ compares with other cities in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) (2024)
Elazığ ranks 17 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Samsun | 18.7% |
| 15 | Denizli | 18.7% |
| 16 | Malatya | 18.7% |
| 17 | Elazığ | 18.3% |
| 18 | Adana | 18.3% |
| 19 | Sakarya | 17.9% |
| 20 | Tekirdağ | 17.8% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) (2024)
Elazığ ranks 11 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Batman | 3.98% |
| 9 | Sivas | 3.75% |
| 10 | Kahramanmaraş | 3.72% |
| 11 | Elazığ | 2.96% |
| 12 | Trabzon | 2.87% |
| 13 | Adana | 2.67% |
| 14 | Gaziantep | 2.49% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (whole province) (2024)
Elazığ ranks 5 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | İstanbul | 40.6 |
| 3 | Eskişehir | 36.8 |
| 4 | İzmir | 33.7 |
| 5 | Elazığ | 30.8 |
| 6 | Erzurum | 29.4 |
| 7 | Muğla | 28.9 |
| 8 | Trabzon | 28.0 |
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Sources
- 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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