Education in Catanzaro (Calabria, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 61.7% of Catanzaro residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (below the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 54.4% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Catanzaro?
27.9% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Catanzaro had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 52nd highest among Italian provinces and below the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Catanzaro perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 57.4% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Catanzaro did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, above the national figure of 44.0%; that is 18th highest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Catanzaro go to university?
54.7% of new school leavers from Catanzaro 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 Catanzaro?
3.3% of children aged 0 to 2 in Catanzaro 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
- 46.9% of 13-year-old pupils in Catanzaro 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
- 24.6% of people aged 15 to 29 in Catanzaro 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
- 8.1% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Catanzaro took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 93.3% of children aged 4 and 5 in Catanzaro were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, below the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 35.2% of schools in Catanzaro were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Catanzaro compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Catanzaro ranks 76 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Imperia | 62.5% |
| 74 | Benevento | 62.4% |
| 75 | Novara | 62.3% |
| 76 | Catanzaro | 61.7% |
| 77 | Fermo | 61.3% |
| 78 | Agrigento | 61.0% |
| 79 | Lodi | 60.2% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Catanzaro ranks 52 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Lecce | 28.2% |
| 50 | Fermo | 28.1% |
| 51 | Savona | 28.1% |
| 52 | Catanzaro | 27.9% |
| 53 | Pesaro e Urbino | 27.8% |
| 54 | Cagliari | 27.5% |
| 55 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | 27.4% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Catanzaro ranks 18 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Cosenza | 58.8% |
| 16 | Caserta | 58.5% |
| 17 | Foggia | 57.5% |
| 18 | Catanzaro | 57.4% |
| 19 | Sud Sardegna | 57.1% |
| 20 | Oristano | 56.6% |
| 21 | Messina | 56.0% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Catanzaro ranks 22 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Sud Sardegna | 47.9% |
| 20 | Foggia | 47.3% |
| 21 | Oristano | 47.0% |
| 22 | Catanzaro | 46.9% |
| 23 | Messina | 45.9% |
| 24 | Imperia | 45.4% |
| 25 | Cagliari | 45.0% |
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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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