Education in Salerno (Campania, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 64.0% of Salerno residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (below the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 60.6% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Salerno?
28.7% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Salerno had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 47th highest among Italian provinces and below the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Salerno perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 54.0% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Salerno did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, above the national figure of 44.0%; that is 23rd highest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Salerno go to university?
36.5% of new school leavers from Salerno 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 Salerno?
10.2% of children aged 0 to 2 in Salerno 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
- 44.8% of 13-year-old pupils in Salerno 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
- 19.1% of people aged 15 to 29 in Salerno 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
- 7.4% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Salerno took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 96.4% of children aged 4 and 5 in Salerno were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, above the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 30.6% of schools in Salerno were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Salerno compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Salerno ranks 66 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Cosenza | 64.5% |
| 64 | Arezzo | 64.4% |
| 65 | Grosseto | 64.3% |
| 66 | Salerno | 64.0% |
| 67 | Vibo Valentia | 63.9% |
| 68 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 63.3% |
| 69 | Cuneo | 63.1% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Salerno ranks 47 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Treviso | 29.2% |
| 45 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 28.9% |
| 46 | Potenza | 28.8% |
| 47 | Salerno | 28.7% |
| 48 | Belluno | 28.3% |
| 49 | Lecce | 28.2% |
| 50 | Fermo | 28.1% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Salerno ranks 23 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Oristano | 56.6% |
| 21 | Messina | 56.0% |
| 22 | Cagliari | 54.8% |
| 23 | Salerno | 54.0% |
| 24 | Latina | 52.4% |
| 25 | Brindisi | 52.1% |
| 26 | Taranto | 52.1% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Salerno ranks 26 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Messina | 45.9% |
| 24 | Imperia | 45.4% |
| 25 | Cagliari | 45.0% |
| 26 | Salerno | 44.8% |
| 27 | Brindisi | 44.7% |
| 28 | Taranto | 44.1% |
| 29 | Vercelli | 44.1% |
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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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