Education in Siirt (Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt, Türkiye): official figures
14.6% of residents aged 15 and over in Siirt province held a university or college degree in 2024, 12th lowest of 81 provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 12.1% for women and 16.9% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Siirt?
16,296 residents of Siirt province aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 5.50% (4th highest of 81 provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 9.72% among women and 1.46% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share in Siirt province grew from 9.2% in 2014 to 14.6% in 2024, a rise of 5.3 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 26.7% of adults in Siirt province had finished high school (lise) as their highest level in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Illiteracy in Siirt province fell from 9.52% in 2014 to 5.50% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 3,869 people in Siirt province held a master’s degree and 555 a doctorate in 2024, 19.0 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (18th lowest of 81 provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Siirt compares with other provinces in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (2024)
Siirt ranks 70 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults (15+) with a university degree |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Niğde | 14.7% |
| 68 | Kars | 14.7% |
| 69 | Bartın | 14.6% |
| 70 | Siirt | 14.6% |
| 71 | Afyonkarahisar | 14.4% |
| 72 | Aksaray | 14.4% |
| 73 | Ardahan | 14.1% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (2024)
Siirt ranks 4 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)
Siirt ranks 64 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Iğdır | 19.6 |
| 62 | Çankırı | 19.5 |
| 63 | Zonguldak | 19.1 |
| 64 | Siirt | 19.0 |
| 65 | Ardahan | 19.0 |
| 66 | Kahramanmaraş | 18.9 |
| 67 | Sinop | 18.4 |
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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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