Education in Genova (Liguria, Italy): official figures

In 2024, 74.8% of Genoa residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (above the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 71.7% in 2018.

How many graduates are there in Genoa?

32.2% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Genoa had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 30th highest among Italian provinces and above the national figure of 30.9%.

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How do schools in Genoa perform in INVALSI tests?

In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 43.3% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Genoa did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, below the national figure of 44.0%; that is 47th highest share of 107 provinces.

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How many students in Genoa go to university?

58.6% of new school leavers from Genoa enrolled at university in the same year they finished secondary school (2022), above the national figure of 51.7%.

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How many nursery places are there in Genoa?

17.1% of children aged 0 to 2 in Genoa used municipal nursery and early-childhood services in 2022, above the national figure of 16.8%.

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More figures

40.8% of 13-year-old pupils in Genoa 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
9.2% of people aged 15 to 29 in Genoa 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
11.2% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Genoa took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
96.3% of children aged 4 and 5 in Genoa 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 Genova compares with other provinces in Italy

Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)

Genova ranks 11 of 107, highest first.

Rank	Area	Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%)
8	Ascoli Piceno	75.9%
9	Perugia	75.6%
10	Pescara	75.3%
11	Genova	74.8%
12	Frosinone	74.7%
13	La Spezia	74.1%
14	Rieti	73.9%

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Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)

Genova ranks 30 of 107, highest first.

Rank	Area	Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%)
27	Arezzo	32.7%
28	Siena	32.6%
29	Piacenza	32.3%
30	Genova	32.2%
31	Enna	32.1%
32	Venezia	32.1%
33	Chieti	32.0%

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Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)

Genova ranks 47 of 107, highest first.

Rank	Area	Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%)
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%
50	Grosseto	42.5%

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Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)

Genova ranks 38 of 107, highest first.

Rank	Area	Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%)
35	Asti	41.9%
36	Livorno	41.8%
37	Piacenza	41.1%
38	Genova	40.8%
39	Alessandria	40.5%
40	Grosseto	40.3%
41	Benevento	40.2%

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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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