Education in Bergamo (Lombardy, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 58.9% of Bergamo 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 Bergamo?
25.1% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Bergamo had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 34th lowest among Italian provinces and below the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Bergamo perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 34.8% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Bergamo did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, below the national figure of 44.0%; that is 19th lowest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Bergamo go to university?
55.1% of new school leavers from Bergamo 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 Bergamo?
17.4% of children aged 0 to 2 in Bergamo used municipal nursery and early-childhood services in 2022, above the national figure of 16.8%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyMore figures
- 34.3% of 13-year-old pupils in Bergamo 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
- 8.4% of people aged 15 to 29 in Bergamo 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
- 6.8% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Bergamo took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 92.5% of children aged 4 and 5 in Bergamo were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, below the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 58.2% of schools in Bergamo were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Bergamo compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Bergamo ranks 85 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | Brescia | 60.0% |
| 83 | Reggio Calabria | 60.0% |
| 84 | Rovigo | 59.0% |
| 85 | Bergamo | 58.9% |
| 86 | Lecce | 58.5% |
| 87 | Catania | 58.3% |
| 88 | Latina | 57.3% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Bergamo ranks 74 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Pavia | 25.3% |
| 72 | Taranto | 25.3% |
| 73 | Alessandria | 25.1% |
| 74 | Bergamo | 25.1% |
| 75 | Caserta | 25.1% |
| 76 | Napoli | 25.0% |
| 77 | Nuoro | 24.7% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Bergamo ranks 89 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | Ravenna | 35.5% |
| 87 | Pesaro e Urbino | 34.9% |
| 88 | Verona | 34.9% |
| 89 | Bergamo | 34.8% |
| 90 | Milano | 34.7% |
| 91 | Macerata | 34.2% |
| 92 | Varese | 34.0% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Bergamo ranks 89 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | Milano | 34.4% |
| 87 | Pordenone | 34.4% |
| 88 | Trieste | 34.4% |
| 89 | Bergamo | 34.3% |
| 90 | Udine | 34.0% |
| 91 | Cuneo | 33.9% |
| 92 | Treviso | 33.5% |
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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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