Education in Van (Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari, Türkiye): official figures
13.2% of residents aged 15 and over in Van province held a university or college degree in 2024, 4th lowest of 81 provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 12.0% for women and 14.3% for men.
What is the literacy rate in Van?
45,017 residents of Van province aged 6 and over could not read or write in 2024, an illiteracy rate of 4.54% (11th highest of 81 provinces; Turkey 2.25%); the rate was 7.90% among women and 1.31% among men.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The graduate share in Van province grew from 7.3% in 2014 to 13.2% in 2024, a rise of 5.9 percentage points. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 24.4% of adults in Van province had finished high school (lise) as their highest level in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Illiteracy in Van province fell from 7.84% in 2014 to 4.54% in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 13,384 people in Van province held a master’s degree and 1,902 a doctorate in 2024, 19.6 postgraduates per 1,000 adults (22nd lowest of 81 provinces). Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Van compares with other provinces in Türkiye
Adults (15+) with a university degree (2024)
Van ranks 78 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults (15+) with a university degree |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | Bitlis | 13.8% |
| 76 | Şırnak | 13.6% |
| 77 | Mardin | 13.4% |
| 78 | Van | 13.2% |
| 79 | Muş | 11.7% |
| 80 | Ağrı | 11.4% |
| 81 | Şanlıurfa | 11.0% |
Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over (2024)
Van ranks 11 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Illiteracy rate, age 6 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Şırnak | 4.74% |
| 9 | Tunceli | 4.59% |
| 10 | Adıyaman | 4.54% |
| 11 | Van | 4.54% |
| 12 | Kars | 4.51% |
| 13 | Bingöl | 4.48% |
| 14 | Ardahan | 4.43% |
Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults (2024)
Van ranks 60 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Master’s and doctorate holders per 1,000 adults |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Giresun | 20.1 |
| 58 | Tekirdağ | 20.0 |
| 59 | Kastamonu | 19.6 |
| 60 | Van | 19.6 |
| 61 | Iğdır | 19.6 |
| 62 | Çankırı | 19.5 |
| 63 | Zonguldak | 19.1 |
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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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