Editing Batman, Turkey (section)

=== Education ===
According to the census of 2000, 15% males and 43% females of Batman were categorized as illiterate. Within the literate part, about 33% males and 29% females have not finished secondary school, 3.3% males and 0.9% females had university education, and about 13% males and 3.8% females had completed a high-school or an equivalent program.<ref>[http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/PreIstatistikTablo.do?istab_id=225 The Characteristics Of The Population By Provinces, 2000 Population Census. Population By Literacy, Education Level and Sex], turkstat.gov.tr</ref> There are 71 elementary and 12 high schools in Batman.

==== Batman University ====
The city also has a university, [[Batman University]], which was founded on 27 May 2007. It employs about 140 staff members and has the faculties of Science and Letters, Technical Education, and Engineering, which mostly cover topics about engineering, business, and administration. About 2,500 students, who come from different parts of Turkey, study at the university. The university is part of the [[Erasmus Programme|Erasmus foreign student exchange program]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120306135239/http://www.ua.gov.tr/uploads/erasmus/studying_in_Turkey.pdf Studying in Turkey for Erasmus 2010–2011], The Centre for UE Education and Youth Programmes, September 2010</ref>