Education in Ancona (Marche, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 73.8% of Ancona residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (above the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 67.6% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Ancona?
34.4% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Ancona had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 20th highest among Italian provinces and above the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Ancona perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 33.4% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Ancona did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, below the national figure of 44.0%; that is 13th lowest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Ancona go to university?
59.1% of new school leavers from Ancona 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 Ancona?
26.1% of children aged 0 to 2 in Ancona 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
- 32.3% of 13-year-old pupils in Ancona 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
- 11.3% of people aged 15 to 29 in Ancona 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
- 9.1% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Ancona took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 95.3% of children aged 4 and 5 in Ancona were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, above the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 41.5% of schools in Ancona were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Ancona compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Ancona ranks 15 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Frosinone | 74.7% |
| 13 | La Spezia | 74.1% |
| 14 | Rieti | 73.9% |
| 15 | Ancona | 73.8% |
| 16 | Firenze | 73.8% |
| 17 | Gorizia | 73.5% |
| 18 | Monza e della Brianza | 73.5% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Ancona ranks 20 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Pescara | 35.6% |
| 18 | Varese | 35.2% |
| 19 | Lecco | 34.6% |
| 20 | Ancona | 34.4% |
| 21 | Biella | 34.4% |
| 22 | Como | 33.8% |
| 23 | Trento | 33.3% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Ancona ranks 95 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | Varese | 34.0% |
| 93 | Trieste | 33.9% |
| 94 | Udine | 33.7% |
| 95 | Ancona | 33.4% |
| 96 | Treviso | 33.2% |
| 97 | Terni | 33.0% |
| 98 | Ascoli Piceno | 32.8% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Ancona ranks 97 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 94 | Pesaro e Urbino | 32.8% |
| 95 | Perugia | 32.6% |
| 96 | Vicenza | 32.5% |
| 97 | Ancona | 32.3% |
| 98 | Siena | 32.3% |
| 99 | Varese | 32.1% |
| 100 | Ascoli Piceno | 31.6% |
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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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