Education in Bari (Apulia, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 65.3% of Bari residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (below the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 56.3% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Bari?
30.4% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Bari had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 41st highest among Italian provinces and below the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Bari perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 46.1% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Bari did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, above the national figure of 44.0%; that is 36th highest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Bari go to university?
52.2% of new school leavers from Bari enrolled at university in the same year they finished secondary school (2022), above the national figure of 51.7%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many nursery places are there in Bari?
11.6% of children aged 0 to 2 in Bari used municipal nursery and early-childhood services in 2022, below the national figure of 16.8%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyMore figures
- 39.4% of 13-year-old pupils in Bari did not reach adequate reading and literacy skills in the 2024 INVALSI tests, against 39.9% nationally. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 12.3% of people aged 15 to 29 in Bari were neither in work nor in education or training (NEET) in 2024, below the national figure of 15.2%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 9.1% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Bari took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 98.4% of children aged 4 and 5 in Bari were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, above the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 47.7% of schools in Bari were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Bari compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Bari ranks 60 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Ferrara | 65.9% |
| 58 | Cagliari | 65.8% |
| 59 | Matera | 65.7% |
| 60 | Bari | 65.3% |
| 61 | Forlì-Cesena | 65.3% |
| 62 | Asti | 65.1% |
| 63 | Cosenza | 64.5% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Bari ranks 41 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Parma | 30.8% |
| 39 | Terni | 30.7% |
| 40 | Ferrara | 30.5% |
| 41 | Bari | 30.4% |
| 42 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 30.0% |
| 43 | Livorno | 29.2% |
| 44 | Treviso | 29.2% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Bari ranks 36 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Asti | 47.0% |
| 34 | La Spezia | 46.7% |
| 35 | Bolzano-Bozen | 46.2% |
| 36 | Bari | 46.1% |
| 37 | Imperia | 46.1% |
| 38 | Barletta-Andria-Trani | 45.9% |
| 39 | Avellino | 45.6% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Bari ranks 45 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Massa-Carrara | 40.0% |
| 43 | Novara | 39.9% |
| 44 | Rieti | 39.6% |
| 45 | Bari | 39.4% |
| 46 | Isernia | 39.4% |
| 47 | La Spezia | 39.3% |
| 48 | Parma | 39.1% |
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Sources
- Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica): BES dei territori, edizione 2025: well-being indicators for the 107 provinces and metropolitan cities (Indicatori_per_provincia_sesso_ed.2025.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 90f90043ad3d…)
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