Education in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye: official figures
15.3% of residents aged 15 and over across the province that contains the city of Kahramanmaraş held a university or college degree in 2024, 7th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 14.5% for women and 16.1% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Kahramanmaraş?
38,251 residents of the province of Kahramanmaraş aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 3.72% (10th highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 6.29% among women and 1.24% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share across the province that contains the city of Kahramanmaraş grew from 9.4% in 2014 to 15.3% in 2024, a rise of 5.9 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 25.4% of adults across the province that contains the city of Kahramanmaraş 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 Kahramanmaraş fell from 6.06% in 2014 to 3.72% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 14,286 people across the province that contains the city of Kahramanmaraş held a master’s degree and 1,852 a doctorate in 2024, 18.9 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (6th lowest of 33 big-city provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Kahramanmaraş compares with other cities in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) (2024)
Kahramanmaraş ranks 27 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Hatay | 16.1% |
| 25 | Manisa | 16.1% |
| 26 | Ordu | 15.8% |
| 27 | Kahramanmaraş | 15.3% |
| 28 | Gaziantep | 15.1% |
| 29 | Batman | 15.1% |
| 30 | Diyarbakir | 14.9% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) (2024)
Kahramanmaraş ranks 10 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Erzurum | 4.05% |
| 8 | Batman | 3.98% |
| 9 | Sivas | 3.75% |
| 10 | Kahramanmaraş | 3.72% |
| 11 | Elazığ | 2.96% |
| 12 | Trabzon | 2.87% |
| 13 | Adana | 2.67% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (whole province) (2024)
Kahramanmaraş ranks 28 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Gaziantep | 20.4 |
| 26 | Tekirdağ | 20.0 |
| 27 | Van | 19.6 |
| 28 | Kahramanmaraş | 18.9 |
| 29 | Hatay | 17.8 |
| 30 | Ordu | 17.7 |
| 31 | Mardin | 17.3 |
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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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