Education in Brescia (Lombardy, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 60.0% of Brescia residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (below the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 58.8% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Brescia?
24.5% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Brescia had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 30th lowest among Italian provinces and below the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Brescia perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 39.1% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Brescia did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, below the national figure of 44.0%; that is 41st lowest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Brescia go to university?
52.5% of new school leavers from Brescia 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 Brescia?
15.7% of children aged 0 to 2 in Brescia 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
- 38.8% of 13-year-old pupils in Brescia 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
- 8.5% of people aged 15 to 29 in Brescia 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
- 6.9% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Brescia took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 94.4% of children aged 4 and 5 in Brescia were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, below the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 50.8% of schools in Brescia were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Brescia compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Brescia ranks 82 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Lodi | 60.2% |
| 80 | Pistoia | 60.1% |
| 81 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | 60.1% |
| 82 | Brescia | 60.0% |
| 83 | Reggio Calabria | 60.0% |
| 84 | Rovigo | 59.0% |
| 85 | Bergamo | 58.9% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Brescia ranks 78 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | Caserta | 25.1% |
| 76 | Napoli | 25.0% |
| 77 | Nuoro | 24.7% |
| 78 | Brescia | 24.5% |
| 79 | Pordenone | 24.4% |
| 80 | Vercelli | 24.1% |
| 81 | Ragusa | 24.0% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Brescia ranks 67 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Torino | 39.7% |
| 65 | L’Aquila | 39.5% |
| 66 | Lodi | 39.4% |
| 67 | Brescia | 39.1% |
| 68 | Fermo | 38.7% |
| 69 | Modena | 38.7% |
| 70 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 38.7% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Brescia ranks 51 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Parma | 39.1% |
| 49 | Lucca | 39.0% |
| 50 | Frosinone | 38.9% |
| 51 | Brescia | 38.8% |
| 52 | Modena | 38.8% |
| 53 | Campobasso | 38.7% |
| 54 | Barletta-Andria-Trani | 38.5% |
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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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