Education in Tekirdağ, Türkiye: official figures
17.8% of residents aged 15 and over across the province that contains the city of Tekirdağ held a university or college degree in 2024, 14th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 17.9% for women and 17.6% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Tekirdağ?
13,696 residents of the province of Tekirdağ aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 1.25% (5th lowest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 2.02% among women and 0.52% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share across the province that contains the city of Tekirdağ grew from 11.7% in 2014 to 17.8% in 2024, a rise of 6.0 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 29.4% of adults across the province that contains the city of Tekirdağ 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 Tekirdağ fell from 1.86% in 2014 to 1.25% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 16,784 people across the province that contains the city of Tekirdağ held a master’s degree and 2,064 a doctorate in 2024, 20.0 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (8th lowest of 33 big-city provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Tekirdağ compares with other cities in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) (2024)
Tekirdağ ranks 20 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Elazığ | 18.3% |
| 18 | Adana | 18.3% |
| 19 | Sakarya | 17.9% |
| 20 | Tekirdağ | 17.8% |
| 21 | Konya | 17.0% |
| 22 | Erzurum | 17.0% |
| 23 | Sivas | 16.8% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) (2024)
Tekirdağ ranks 29 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ankara | 1.43% |
| 27 | Aydın | 1.40% |
| 28 | Eskişehir | 1.35% |
| 29 | Tekirdağ | 1.25% |
| 30 | Denizli | 1.17% |
| 31 | Muğla | 1.15% |
| 32 | İzmir | 1.14% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (whole province) (2024)
Tekirdağ ranks 26 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Diyarbakir | 20.6 |
| 24 | Batman | 20.6 |
| 25 | Gaziantep | 20.4 |
| 26 | Tekirdağ | 20.0 |
| 27 | Van | 19.6 |
| 28 | Kahramanmaraş | 18.9 |
| 29 | Hatay | 17.8 |
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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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