Education in Iğdır (Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan, Türkiye): official figures
14.7% of residents aged 15 and over in Iğdır province held a university or college degree in 2024, 17th lowest of 81 provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 15.4% for women and 14.2% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Iğdır?
9,342 residents of Iğdır province aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 5.03% (6th highest of 81 provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 8.91% among women and 1.47% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share in Iğdır province grew from 9.5% in 2014 to 14.7% in 2024, a rise of 5.2 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 26.1% of adults in Iğdır province had finished high school (lise) as their highest level in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Illiteracy in Iğdır province fell from 8.44% in 2014 to 5.03% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 2,535 people in Iğdır province held a master’s degree and 438 a doctorate in 2024, 19.6 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (21st lowest of 81 provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Iğdır compares with other provinces in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (2024)
Iğdır ranks 65 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults (15+) with a university degree |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Sinop | 15.1% |
| 63 | Hakkari | 15.1% |
| 64 | Diyarbakır | 14.9% |
| 65 | Iğdır | 14.7% |
| 66 | Kastamonu | 14.7% |
| 67 | Niğde | 14.7% |
| 68 | Kars | 14.7% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (2024)
Iğdır ranks 6 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Şanlıurfa | 5.61% |
| 4 | Siirt | 5.50% |
| 5 | Muş | 5.22% |
| 6 | Iğdır | 5.03% |
| 7 | Diyarbakır | 4.81% |
| 8 | Şırnak | 4.74% |
| 9 | Tunceli | 4.59% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (2024)
Iğdır ranks 61 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Tekirdağ | 20.0 |
| 59 | Kastamonu | 19.6 |
| 60 | Van | 19.6 |
| 61 | Iğdır | 19.6 |
| 62 | Çankırı | 19.5 |
| 63 | Zonguldak | 19.1 |
| 64 | Siirt | 19.0 |
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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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