Education in Viterbo (Lazio, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 70.6% of Viterbo residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (above the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 63.8% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Viterbo?
25.5% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Viterbo had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 40th lowest among Italian provinces and below the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Viterbo perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 43.4% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Viterbo did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, below the national figure of 44.0%; that is 46th highest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Viterbo go to university?
55.4% of new school leavers from Viterbo 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 Viterbo?
14.1% of children aged 0 to 2 in Viterbo 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
- 38.2% of 13-year-old pupils in Viterbo 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
- 14.3% of people aged 15 to 29 in Viterbo 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
- 10.1% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Viterbo took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 95.3% of children aged 4 and 5 in Viterbo were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, above the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Viterbo compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Viterbo ranks 30 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Como | 71.4% |
| 28 | Belluno | 70.9% |
| 29 | Torino | 70.8% |
| 30 | Viterbo | 70.6% |
| 31 | Lecco | 70.4% |
| 32 | Vicenza | 70.3% |
| 33 | Ravenna | 70.2% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Viterbo ranks 68 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Sassari | 26.3% |
| 66 | Pistoia | 26.1% |
| 67 | Lucca | 25.9% |
| 68 | Viterbo | 25.5% |
| 69 | Agrigento | 25.4% |
| 70 | Bolzano-Bozen | 25.3% |
| 71 | Pavia | 25.3% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Viterbo ranks 46 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Livorno | 44.2% |
| 44 | Ferrara | 44.1% |
| 45 | Massa-Carrara | 43.8% |
| 46 | Viterbo | 43.4% |
| 47 | Genova | 43.3% |
| 48 | Alessandria | 43.2% |
| 49 | Novara | 42.8% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Viterbo ranks 58 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Pavia | 38.4% |
| 56 | Cremona | 38.3% |
| 57 | Potenza | 38.2% |
| 58 | Viterbo | 38.2% |
| 59 | Forlì-Cesena | 37.7% |
| 60 | Mantova | 37.6% |
| 61 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 37.6% |
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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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