Education in Kars (Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan, Türkiye): official figures
14.7% of residents aged 15 and over in Kars province held a university or college degree in 2024, 14th lowest of 81 provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 14.4% for women and 14.9% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Kars?
11,150 residents of Kars province aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 4.51% (12th highest of 81 provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 8.06% among women and 1.17% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share in Kars province grew from 9.2% in 2014 to 14.7% in 2024, a rise of 5.5 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 25.2% of adults in Kars province had finished high school (lise) as their highest level in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Illiteracy in Kars province fell from 7.40% in 2014 to 4.51% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 3,353 people in Kars province held a master’s degree and 814 a doctorate in 2024, 20.2 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (27th lowest of 81 provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Kars compares with other provinces in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (2024)
Kars ranks 68 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults (15+) with a university degree |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Iğdır | 14.7% |
| 66 | Kastamonu | 14.7% |
| 67 | Niğde | 14.7% |
| 68 | Kars | 14.7% |
| 69 | Bartın | 14.6% |
| 70 | Siirt | 14.6% |
| 71 | Afyonkarahisar | 14.4% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (2024)
Kars ranks 12 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Tunceli | 4.59% |
| 10 | Adıyaman | 4.54% |
| 11 | Van | 4.54% |
| 12 | Kars | 4.51% |
| 13 | Bingöl | 4.48% |
| 14 | Ardahan | 4.43% |
| 15 | Ordu | 4.22% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (2024)
Kars ranks 55 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Batman | 20.6 |
| 53 | Artvin | 20.4 |
| 54 | Gaziantep | 20.4 |
| 55 | Kars | 20.2 |
| 56 | Tokat | 20.1 |
| 57 | Giresun | 20.1 |
| 58 | Tekirdağ | 20.0 |
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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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