Education in Taranto (Apulia, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 53.5% of Taranto residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (below the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 49.6% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Taranto?
25.3% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Taranto had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 36th lowest among Italian provinces and below the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Taranto perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 52.1% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Taranto did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, above the national figure of 44.0%; that is 26th highest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Taranto go to university?
49.5% of new school leavers from Taranto enrolled at university in the same year they finished secondary school (2022), below the national figure of 51.7%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many nursery places are there in Taranto?
13.2% of children aged 0 to 2 in Taranto 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
- 44.1% of 13-year-old pupils in Taranto 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
- 34.6% of people aged 15 to 29 in Taranto were neither in work nor in education or training (NEET) in 2024, above the national figure of 15.2%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 5.3% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Taranto took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 97.4% of children aged 4 and 5 in Taranto were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, above the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 41.9% of schools in Taranto were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Taranto compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Taranto ranks 98 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | Enna | 55.0% |
| 96 | Messina | 54.6% |
| 97 | Trapani | 53.8% |
| 98 | Taranto | 53.5% |
| 99 | Ragusa | 53.1% |
| 100 | Sud Sardegna | 52.9% |
| 101 | Oristano | 51.7% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Taranto ranks 72 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Agrigento | 25.4% |
| 70 | Bolzano-Bozen | 25.3% |
| 71 | Pavia | 25.3% |
| 72 | Taranto | 25.3% |
| 73 | Alessandria | 25.1% |
| 74 | Bergamo | 25.1% |
| 75 | Caserta | 25.1% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Taranto ranks 26 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Salerno | 54.0% |
| 24 | Latina | 52.4% |
| 25 | Brindisi | 52.1% |
| 26 | Taranto | 52.1% |
| 27 | Matera | 51.4% |
| 28 | Isernia | 51.0% |
| 29 | Vercelli | 50.4% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Taranto ranks 28 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Cagliari | 45.0% |
| 26 | Salerno | 44.8% |
| 27 | Brindisi | 44.7% |
| 28 | Taranto | 44.1% |
| 29 | Vercelli | 44.1% |
| 30 | Ferrara | 43.7% |
| 31 | Gorizia | 43.3% |
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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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