Education in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye: official figures
11.0% of residents aged 15 and over across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa held a university or college degree in 2024, the lowest of 33 big-city provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 9.7% for women and 12.2% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Şanlıurfa?
106,044 residents of the province of Şanlıurfa aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 5.61% (2nd highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 9.92% among women and 1.36% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa grew from 6.6% in 2014 to 11.0% in 2024, a rise of 4.4 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 21.3% of adults across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa 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 Şanlıurfa fell from 10.21% in 2014 to 5.61% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 17,168 people across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa held a master’s degree and 1,727 a doctorate in 2024, 13.5 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (the lowest of 33 big-city provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Şanlıurfa compares with other cities in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) (2024)
Şanlıurfa ranks 33 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Kahramanmaraş | 15.3% |
| 28 | Gaziantep | 15.1% |
| 29 | Batman | 15.1% |
| 30 | Diyarbakir | 14.9% |
| 31 | Mardin | 13.4% |
| 32 | Van | 13.2% |
| 33 | Şanlıurfa | 11.0% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) (2024)
Şanlıurfa ranks 2 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mardin | 5.97% |
| 2 | Şanlıurfa | 5.61% |
| 3 | Diyarbakir | 4.81% |
| 4 | Van | 4.54% |
| 5 | Ordu | 4.22% |
| 6 | Malatya | 4.20% |
| 7 | Erzurum | 4.05% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (whole province) (2024)
Şanlıurfa ranks 33 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Van | 19.6 |
| 28 | Kahramanmaraş | 18.9 |
| 29 | Hatay | 17.8 |
| 30 | Ordu | 17.7 |
| 31 | Mardin | 17.3 |
| 32 | Manisa | 17.2 |
| 33 | Şanlıurfa | 13.5 |
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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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