Education in Gaziantep, Türkiye: official figures
15.1% of residents aged 15 and over across the province that contains the city of Gaziantep held a university or college degree in 2024, 6th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 14.6% for women and 15.6% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Gaziantep?
48,245 residents of the province of Gaziantep aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 2.49% (14th highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 4.38% among women and 0.62% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share across the province that contains the city of Gaziantep grew from 9.0% in 2014 to 15.1% in 2024, a rise of 6.1 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 24.3% of adults across the province that contains the city of Gaziantep 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 Gaziantep fell from 4.32% in 2014 to 2.49% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 27,985 people across the province that contains the city of Gaziantep held a master’s degree and 3,331 a doctorate in 2024, 20.4 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (9th lowest of 33 big-city provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Gaziantep compares with other cities in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) (2024)
Gaziantep ranks 28 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Manisa | 16.1% |
| 26 | Ordu | 15.8% |
| 27 | Kahramanmaraş | 15.3% |
| 28 | Gaziantep | 15.1% |
| 29 | Batman | 15.1% |
| 30 | Diyarbakir | 14.9% |
| 31 | Mardin | 13.4% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) (2024)
Gaziantep ranks 14 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Elazığ | 2.96% |
| 12 | Trabzon | 2.87% |
| 13 | Adana | 2.67% |
| 14 | Gaziantep | 2.49% |
| 15 | Kayseri | 1.91% |
| 16 | Samsun | 1.86% |
| 17 | Sakarya | 1.82% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (whole province) (2024)
Gaziantep ranks 25 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Mersin | 22.7 |
| 23 | Diyarbakir | 20.6 |
| 24 | Batman | 20.6 |
| 25 | Gaziantep | 20.4 |
| 26 | Tekirdağ | 20.0 |
| 27 | Van | 19.6 |
| 28 | Kahramanmaraş | 18.9 |
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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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