Education in Erzurum (Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt, Türkiye): official figures
17.0% of residents aged 15 and over in Erzurum province held a university or college degree in 2024, 41st highest of 81 provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 14.9% for women and 19.1% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Erzurum?
27,433 residents of Erzurum province aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 4.05% (18th highest of 81 provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 6.92% among women and 1.15% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share in Erzurum province grew from 11.0% in 2014 to 17.0% in 2024, a rise of 6.0 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 28.1% of adults in Erzurum province had finished high school (lise) as their highest level in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Illiteracy in Erzurum province fell from 6.71% in 2014 to 4.05% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 13,317 people in Erzurum province held a master’s degree and 3,426 a doctorate in 2024, 29.4 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (8th highest of 81 provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Erzurum compares with other provinces in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (2024)
Erzurum ranks 41 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults (15+) with a university degree |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Giresun | 17.4% |
| 39 | Bayburt | 17.1% |
| 40 | Düzce | 17.0% |
| 41 | Erzurum | 17.0% |
| 42 | Konya | 17.0% |
| 43 | Kilis | 16.8% |
| 44 | Sivas | 16.8% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (2024)
Erzurum ranks 18 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Ordu | 4.22% |
| 16 | Malatya | 4.20% |
| 17 | Bitlis | 4.15% |
| 18 | Erzurum | 4.05% |
| 19 | Batman | 3.98% |
| 20 | Zonguldak | 3.80% |
| 21 | Sivas | 3.75% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (2024)
Erzurum ranks 8 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | İzmir | 33.7 |
| 6 | Çanakkale | 32.0 |
| 7 | Elazığ | 30.8 |
| 8 | Erzurum | 29.4 |
| 9 | Yalova | 29.0 |
| 10 | Muğla | 28.9 |
| 11 | Trabzon | 28.0 |
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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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