Education in Adana (Adana, Mersin, Türkiye): official figures
18.3% of residents aged 15 and over in Adana province held a university or college degree in 2024, 30th highest of 81 provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 17.8% for women and 18.8% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Adana?
55,609 residents of Adana province aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 2.67% (38th highest of 81 provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 4.40% among women and 0.92% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share in Adana province grew from 12.2% in 2014 to 18.3% in 2024, a rise of 6.1 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 28.6% of adults in Adana province had finished high school (lise) as their highest level in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Illiteracy in Adana province fell from 4.35% in 2014 to 2.67% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 38,191 people in Adana province held a master’s degree and 5,211 a doctorate in 2024, 24.7 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (25th highest of 81 provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Adana compares with other provinces in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (2024)
Adana ranks 30 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults (15+) with a university degree |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Amasya | 18.5% |
| 28 | Burdur | 18.4% |
| 29 | Elazığ | 18.3% |
| 30 | Adana | 18.3% |
| 31 | Bilecik | 17.9% |
| 32 | Osmaniye | 17.9% |
| 33 | Sakarya | 17.9% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (2024)
Adana ranks 38 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Sinop | 2.87% |
| 36 | Trabzon | 2.87% |
| 37 | Bartın | 2.78% |
| 38 | Adana | 2.67% |
| 39 | Çankırı | 2.62% |
| 40 | Rize | 2.52% |
| 41 | Gaziantep | 2.49% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (2024)
Adana ranks 25 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Burdur | 25.6 |
| 23 | Malatya | 25.2 |
| 24 | Sivas | 25.2 |
| 25 | Adana | 24.7 |
| 26 | Samsun | 24.6 |
| 27 | Karaman | 24.2 |
| 28 | Kırşehir | 24.2 |
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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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