Education in Trabzon, Türkiye: official figures
20.3% of residents aged 15 and over across the province that contains the city of Trabzon held a university or college degree in 2024, 8th highest of 33 big-city provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 19.3% for women and 21.4% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Trabzon?
21,674 residents of the province of Trabzon aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 2.87% (12th highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 4.93% among women and 0.77% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share across the province that contains the city of Trabzon grew from 13.5% in 2014 to 20.3% in 2024, a rise of 6.8 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 30.7% of adults across the province that contains the city of Trabzon 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 Trabzon fell from 4.97% in 2014 to 2.87% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 15,216 people across the province that contains the city of Trabzon held a master’s degree and 3,370 a doctorate in 2024, 28.0 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (8th highest of 33 big-city provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Trabzon compares with other cities in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) (2024)
Trabzon ranks 8 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Adults (15+) with a university degree (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Eskişehir | 22.8% |
| 6 | Antalya | 22.0% |
| 7 | Kocaeli | 21.4% |
| 8 | Trabzon | 20.3% |
| 9 | Bursa | 19.9% |
| 10 | Balıkesir | 19.7% |
| 11 | Mersin | 19.2% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) (2024)
Trabzon ranks 12 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sivas | 3.75% |
| 10 | Kahramanmaraş | 3.72% |
| 11 | Elazığ | 2.96% |
| 12 | Trabzon | 2.87% |
| 13 | Adana | 2.67% |
| 14 | Gaziantep | 2.49% |
| 15 | Kayseri | 1.91% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (whole province) (2024)
Trabzon ranks 8 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Elazığ | 30.8 |
| 6 | Erzurum | 29.4 |
| 7 | Muğla | 28.9 |
| 8 | Trabzon | 28.0 |
| 9 | Konya | 28.0 |
| 10 | Antalya | 26.9 |
| 11 | Kocaeli | 26.0 |
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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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