Education in Lecco (Lombardy, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 70.4% of Lecco residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (above the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 63.1% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Lecco?
34.6% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Lecco had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 19th highest among Italian provinces and above the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Lecco perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 26.8% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Lecco did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, below the national figure of 44.0%; that is 2nd lowest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Lecco go to university?
58.5% of new school leavers from Lecco 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 Lecco?
17.8% of children aged 0 to 2 in Lecco 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
- 29.5% of 13-year-old pupils in Lecco 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
- 7.2% of people aged 15 to 29 in Lecco 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
- 14.7% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Lecco took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 94.5% of children aged 4 and 5 in Lecco were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, below the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 40.6% of schools in Lecco were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Lecco compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Lecco ranks 31 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Belluno | 70.9% |
| 29 | Torino | 70.8% |
| 30 | Viterbo | 70.6% |
| 31 | Lecco | 70.4% |
| 32 | Vicenza | 70.3% |
| 33 | Ravenna | 70.2% |
| 34 | Pordenone | 70.1% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Lecco ranks 19 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Rimini | 35.7% |
| 17 | Pescara | 35.6% |
| 18 | Varese | 35.2% |
| 19 | Lecco | 34.6% |
| 20 | Ancona | 34.4% |
| 21 | Biella | 34.4% |
| 22 | Como | 33.8% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Lecco ranks 106 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Padova | 32.5% |
| 102 | Monza e della Brianza | 32.3% |
| 103 | Siena | 31.5% |
| 104 | Vicenza | 30.8% |
| 105 | Belluno | 28.1% |
| 106 | Lecco | 26.8% |
| 107 | Sondrio | 24.4% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Lecco ranks 105 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 107 | Sondrio | 28.3% |
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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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