Education in Como (Lombardy, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 71.4% of Como residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (above the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 64.5% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Como?
33.8% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Como had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 22nd highest among Italian provinces and above the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Como perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 32.6% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Como did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, below the national figure of 44.0%; that is 8th lowest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Como go to university?
53.9% of new school leavers from Como 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 Como?
13.5% of children aged 0 to 2 in Como 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
- 30.1% of 13-year-old pupils in Como 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
- 10.0% of people aged 15 to 29 in Como 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
- 11.4% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Como took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 95.1% of children aged 4 and 5 in Como were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, above the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 38.3% of schools in Como were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Como compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Como ranks 27 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 71.8% |
| 25 | Massa-Carrara | 71.7% |
| 26 | Verona | 71.5% |
| 27 | Como | 71.4% |
| 28 | Belluno | 70.9% |
| 29 | Torino | 70.8% |
| 30 | Viterbo | 70.6% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Como ranks 22 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Lecco | 34.6% |
| 20 | Ancona | 34.4% |
| 21 | Biella | 34.4% |
| 22 | Como | 33.8% |
| 23 | Trento | 33.3% |
| 24 | Massa-Carrara | 33.1% |
| 25 | Teramo | 33.1% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Como ranks 100 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | Terni | 33.0% |
| 98 | Ascoli Piceno | 32.8% |
| 99 | Trento | 32.7% |
| 100 | Como | 32.6% |
| 101 | Padova | 32.5% |
| 102 | Monza e della Brianza | 32.3% |
| 103 | Siena | 31.5% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Como ranks 103 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Ascoli Piceno | 31.6% |
| 101 | Macerata | 31.6% |
| 102 | Monza e della Brianza | 31.1% |
| 103 | Como | 30.1% |
| 104 | Terni | 29.9% |
| 105 | Lecco | 29.5% |
| 106 | Belluno | 29.3% |
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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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