Education in Çankırı (Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop, Türkiye): official figures
15.1% of residents aged 15 and over in Çankırı province held a university or college degree in 2024, 21st lowest of 81 provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 13.5% for women and 16.6% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Çankırı?
4,780 residents of Çankırı province aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 2.62% (39th highest of 81 provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 4.37% among women and 0.85% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share in Çankırı province grew from 10.1% in 2014 to 15.1% in 2024, a rise of 5.0 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 28.1% of adults in Çankırı province had finished high school (lise) as their highest level in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Illiteracy in Çankırı province fell from 5.57% in 2014 to 2.62% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 2,673 people in Çankırı province held a master’s degree and 513 a doctorate in 2024, 19.5 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (20th lowest of 81 provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Çankırı compares with other provinces in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (2024)
Çankırı ranks 61 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults (15+) with a university degree |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Kahramanmaraş | 15.3% |
| 59 | Gaziantep | 15.1% |
| 60 | Batman | 15.1% |
| 61 | Çankırı | 15.1% |
| 62 | Sinop | 15.1% |
| 63 | Hakkari | 15.1% |
| 64 | Diyarbakır | 14.9% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (2024)
Çankırı ranks 39 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Trabzon | 2.87% |
| 37 | Bartın | 2.78% |
| 38 | Adana | 2.67% |
| 39 | Çankırı | 2.62% |
| 40 | Rize | 2.52% |
| 41 | Gaziantep | 2.49% |
| 42 | Niğde | 2.45% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (2024)
Çankırı ranks 62 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Kastamonu | 19.6 |
| 60 | Van | 19.6 |
| 61 | Iğdır | 19.6 |
| 62 | Çankırı | 19.5 |
| 63 | Zonguldak | 19.1 |
| 64 | Siirt | 19.0 |
| 65 | Ardahan | 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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