Education in Erzurum, Türkiye: official figures
17.0% of residents aged 15 and over across the province that contains the city of Erzurum held a university or college degree in 2024, 12th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 14.9% for women and 19.1% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Erzurum?
27,433 residents of the province of Erzurum aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 4.05% (7th highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 6.92% among women and 1.15% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share across the province that contains the city of Erzurum grew from 11.0% in 2014 to 17.0% in 2024, a rise of 6.0 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 28.1% of adults across the province that contains the city of Erzurum 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 Erzurum fell from 6.71% in 2014 to 4.05% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 13,317 people across the province that contains the city of Erzurum held a master’s degree and 3,426 a doctorate in 2024, 29.4 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (6th highest of 33 big-city provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Erzurum compares with other cities in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) (2024)
Erzurum ranks 22 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Sakarya | 17.9% |
| 20 | Tekirdağ | 17.8% |
| 21 | Konya | 17.0% |
| 22 | Erzurum | 17.0% |
| 23 | Sivas | 16.8% |
| 24 | Hatay | 16.1% |
| 25 | Manisa | 16.1% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) (2024)
Erzurum ranks 7 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Van | 4.54% |
| 5 | Ordu | 4.22% |
| 6 | Malatya | 4.20% |
| 7 | Erzurum | 4.05% |
| 8 | Batman | 3.98% |
| 9 | Sivas | 3.75% |
| 10 | Kahramanmaraş | 3.72% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (whole province) (2024)
Erzurum ranks 6 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Eskişehir | 36.8 |
| 4 | İzmir | 33.7 |
| 5 | Elazığ | 30.8 |
| 6 | Erzurum | 29.4 |
| 7 | Muğla | 28.9 |
| 8 | Trabzon | 28.0 |
| 9 | Konya | 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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