Education in Pavia (Lombardy, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 67.4% of Pavia residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (above the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 66.5% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Pavia?
25.3% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Pavia had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 37th lowest among Italian provinces and below the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Pavia perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 40.3% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Pavia did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, below the national figure of 44.0%; that is 45th lowest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Pavia go to university?
55.2% of new school leavers from Pavia 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 Pavia?
15.4% of children aged 0 to 2 in Pavia 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
- 38.4% of 13-year-old pupils in Pavia 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
- 12.7% of people aged 15 to 29 in Pavia 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
- 8.0% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Pavia took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 91.2% of children aged 4 and 5 in Pavia were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, below the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 42.1% of schools in Pavia were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Pavia compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Pavia ranks 52 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Treviso | 68.0% |
| 50 | Siena | 67.7% |
| 51 | Campobasso | 67.5% |
| 52 | Pavia | 67.4% |
| 53 | Sondrio | 67.3% |
| 54 | Savona | 66.4% |
| 55 | Potenza | 66.1% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Pavia ranks 71 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Viterbo | 25.5% |
| 69 | Agrigento | 25.4% |
| 70 | Bolzano-Bozen | 25.3% |
| 71 | Pavia | 25.3% |
| 72 | Taranto | 25.3% |
| 73 | Alessandria | 25.1% |
| 74 | Bergamo | 25.1% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Pavia ranks 63 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Piacenza | 40.8% |
| 61 | Pescara | 40.7% |
| 62 | Prato | 40.4% |
| 63 | Pavia | 40.3% |
| 64 | Torino | 39.7% |
| 65 | L’Aquila | 39.5% |
| 66 | Lodi | 39.4% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Pavia ranks 55 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Modena | 38.8% |
| 53 | Campobasso | 38.7% |
| 54 | Barletta-Andria-Trani | 38.5% |
| 55 | Pavia | 38.4% |
| 56 | Cremona | 38.3% |
| 57 | Potenza | 38.2% |
| 58 | Viterbo | 38.2% |
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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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