Education in Sakarya, Türkiye: official figures
17.9% of residents aged 15 and over across the province that contains the city of Sakarya held a university or college degree in 2024, 15th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 17.6% for women and 18.1% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Sakarya?
18,280 residents of the province of Sakarya aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 1.82% (17th highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 3.01% among women and 0.64% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share across the province that contains the city of Sakarya grew from 10.9% in 2014 to 17.9% in 2024, a rise of 7.0 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 30.7% of adults across the province that contains the city of Sakarya 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 Sakarya fell from 3.45% in 2014 to 1.82% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 17,929 people across the province that contains the city of Sakarya held a master’s degree and 2,985 a doctorate in 2024, 24.0 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (17th highest of 33 big-city provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Sakarya compares with other cities in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) (2024)
Sakarya ranks 19 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Malatya | 18.7% |
| 17 | Elazığ | 18.3% |
| 18 | Adana | 18.3% |
| 19 | Sakarya | 17.9% |
| 20 | Tekirdağ | 17.8% |
| 21 | Konya | 17.0% |
| 22 | Erzurum | 17.0% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) (2024)
Sakarya ranks 17 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Gaziantep | 2.49% |
| 15 | Kayseri | 1.91% |
| 16 | Samsun | 1.86% |
| 17 | Sakarya | 1.82% |
| 18 | Mersin | 1.76% |
| 19 | Bursa | 1.73% |
| 20 | Hatay | 1.71% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (whole province) (2024)
Sakarya ranks 17 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Sivas | 25.2 |
| 15 | Adana | 24.7 |
| 16 | Samsun | 24.6 |
| 17 | Sakarya | 24.0 |
| 18 | Aydın | 23.4 |
| 19 | Bursa | 23.3 |
| 20 | Denizli | 23.0 |
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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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