Education in Malatya, Türkiye: official figures
18.7% of residents aged 15 and over across the province that contains the city of Malatya held a university or college degree in 2024, 16th highest of 33 big-city provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 17.4% for women and 19.9% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Malatya?
29,142 residents of the province of Malatya aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 4.20% (6th highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 7.22% among women and 1.20% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share across the province that contains the city of Malatya grew from 13.2% in 2014 to 18.7% in 2024, a rise of 5.4 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 29.3% of adults across the province that contains the city of Malatya 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 Malatya fell from 6.77% in 2014 to 4.20% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 12,932 people across the province that contains the city of Malatya held a master’s degree and 2,113 a doctorate in 2024, 25.2 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (13th highest of 33 big-city provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Malatya compares with other cities in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) (2024)
Malatya ranks 16 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Aydın | 18.8% |
| 14 | Samsun | 18.7% |
| 15 | Denizli | 18.7% |
| 16 | Malatya | 18.7% |
| 17 | Elazığ | 18.3% |
| 18 | Adana | 18.3% |
| 19 | Sakarya | 17.9% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) (2024)
Malatya ranks 6 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Diyarbakir | 4.81% |
| 4 | Van | 4.54% |
| 5 | Ordu | 4.22% |
| 6 | Malatya | 4.20% |
| 7 | Erzurum | 4.05% |
| 8 | Batman | 3.98% |
| 9 | Sivas | 3.75% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (whole province) (2024)
Malatya ranks 13 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Antalya | 26.9 |
| 11 | Kocaeli | 26.0 |
| 12 | Kayseri | 25.9 |
| 13 | Malatya | 25.2 |
| 14 | Sivas | 25.2 |
| 15 | Adana | 24.7 |
| 16 | Samsun | 24.6 |
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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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