Education in Ordu (Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane, Türkiye): official figures
15.8% of residents aged 15 and over in Ordu province held a university or college degree in 2024, 30th lowest of 81 provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 15.4% for women and 16.2% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Ordu?
30,337 residents of Ordu province aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 4.22% (15th highest of 81 provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 7.04% among women and 1.39% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share in Ordu province grew from 9.7% in 2014 to 15.8% in 2024, a rise of 6.1 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 25.4% of adults in Ordu province had finished high school (lise) as their highest level in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Illiteracy in Ordu province fell from 7.11% in 2014 to 4.22% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 9,825 people in Ordu province held a master’s degree and 1,385 a doctorate in 2024, 17.7 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (9th lowest of 81 provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Ordu compares with other provinces in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (2024)
Ordu ranks 52 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults (15+) with a university degree |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Hatay | 16.1% |
| 50 | Manisa | 16.1% |
| 51 | Zonguldak | 15.9% |
| 52 | Ordu | 15.8% |
| 53 | Adıyaman | 15.7% |
| 54 | Bingöl | 15.6% |
| 55 | Kütahya | 15.6% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (2024)
Ordu ranks 15 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Kars | 4.51% |
| 13 | Bingöl | 4.48% |
| 14 | Ardahan | 4.43% |
| 15 | Ordu | 4.22% |
| 16 | Malatya | 4.20% |
| 17 | Bitlis | 4.15% |
| 18 | Erzurum | 4.05% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (2024)
Ordu ranks 73 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Bitlis | 18.1 |
| 71 | Adıyaman | 17.8 |
| 72 | Hatay | 17.8 |
| 73 | Ordu | 17.7 |
| 74 | Mardin | 17.3 |
| 75 | Manisa | 17.2 |
| 76 | Yozgat | 16.5 |
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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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