Education in Diyarbakır (Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Türkiye): official figures
14.9% of residents aged 15 and over in Diyarbakır province held a university or college degree in 2024, 18th lowest of 81 provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 13.9% for women and 15.8% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Diyarbakır?
77,946 residents of Diyarbakır province aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 4.81% (7th highest of 81 provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 8.25% among women and 1.42% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share in Diyarbakır province grew from 9.3% in 2014 to 14.9% in 2024, a rise of 5.5 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 25.8% of adults in Diyarbakır province had finished high school (lise) as their highest level in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Illiteracy in Diyarbakır province fell from 8.74% in 2014 to 4.81% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 23,763 people in Diyarbakır province held a master’s degree and 2,507 a doctorate in 2024, 20.6 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (31st lowest of 81 provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Diyarbakır compares with other provinces in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (2024)
Diyarbakır ranks 64 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults (15+) with a university degree |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Çankırı | 15.1% |
| 62 | Sinop | 15.1% |
| 63 | Hakkari | 15.1% |
| 64 | Diyarbakır | 14.9% |
| 65 | Iğdır | 14.7% |
| 66 | Kastamonu | 14.7% |
| 67 | Niğde | 14.7% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (2024)
Diyarbakır ranks 7 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Siirt | 5.50% |
| 5 | Muş | 5.22% |
| 6 | Iğdır | 5.03% |
| 7 | Diyarbakır | 4.81% |
| 8 | Şırnak | 4.74% |
| 9 | Tunceli | 4.59% |
| 10 | Adıyaman | 4.54% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (2024)
Diyarbakır ranks 51 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Osmaniye | 21.0 |
| 49 | Uşak | 20.9 |
| 50 | Afyonkarahisar | 20.9 |
| 51 | Diyarbakır | 20.6 |
| 52 | Batman | 20.6 |
| 53 | Artvin | 20.4 |
| 54 | Gaziantep | 20.4 |
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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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