Education in Ağrı (Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan, Türkiye): official figures
11.4% of residents aged 15 and over in Ağrı province held a university or college degree in 2024, 2nd lowest of 81 provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 11.1% for women and 11.8% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Ağrı?
24,738 residents of Ağrı province aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 5.61% (2nd highest of 81 provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 10.05% among women and 1.49% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share in Ağrı province grew from 6.7% in 2014 to 11.4% in 2024, a rise of 4.8 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 21.2% of adults in Ağrı province had finished high school (lise) as their highest level in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Illiteracy in Ağrı province fell from 8.65% in 2014 to 5.61% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 4,136 people in Ağrı province held a master’s degree and 501 a doctorate in 2024, 13.5 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (4th lowest of 81 provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Ağrı compares with other provinces in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (2024)
Ağrı ranks 80 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults (15+) with a university degree |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | Bitlis | 13.8% |
| 76 | Şırnak | 13.6% |
| 77 | Mardin | 13.4% |
| 78 | Van | 13.2% |
| 79 | Muş | 11.7% |
| 80 | Ağrı | 11.4% |
| 81 | Şanlıurfa | 11.0% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (2024)
Ağrı ranks 2 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mardin | 5.97% |
| 2 | Ağrı | 5.61% |
| 3 | Şanlıurfa | 5.61% |
| 4 | Siirt | 5.50% |
| 5 | Muş | 5.22% |
| 6 | Iğdır | 5.03% |
| 7 | Diyarbakır | 4.81% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (2024)
Ağrı ranks 78 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | Manisa | 17.2 |
| 76 | Yozgat | 16.5 |
| 77 | Muş | 15.4 |
| 78 | Ağrı | 13.5 |
| 79 | Şanlıurfa | 13.5 |
| 80 | Şırnak | 13.4 |
| 81 | Hakkari | 12.5 |
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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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