Education in Marche, Italy: official figures
The share of adults aged 25 to 64 with a degree-level (tertiary) education was 24.9% in 2025, against 22.3% for Italy and 36.9% across the EU; 4th highest of 21 regions in Italy.
How many children go to nursery in Marche?
Nursery places reached 47.7% of children aged 0 to 2 in Marche in 2024, compared with 37.4% nationally: 2nd highest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces, up from 28.0% in 2019.
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copyHow do students in Marche do in INVALSI maths tests?
In the 2025 INVALSI tests, 35.5% of 13-year-olds in Marche had inadequate maths skills, against 44.3% across Italy (4th lowest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces), up from 35.3% in 2021.
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copyHow good are reading skills of students in Marche?
Reading results: 35.1% of third-year lower secondary pupils in Marche scored below the adequate level in Italian in 2025 (Italy 41.4%); 3rd lowest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces, up from 31.7% in 2021.
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copyHow many students in Marche go to university?
The transition rate to university in Marche was 59.1% in 2023, against 52.4% for Italy: 3rd highest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces, up from 56.1% in 2018.
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copyHow many children attend pre-school in Marche?
95.9% of four- and five-year-olds in Marche attended pre-school or school in 2024 (Italy 95.0%), down from 96.5% in 2019.
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copyHow many people in Marche have digital skills?
48.8% of people aged 16 to 74 in Marche had at least basic digital skills in 2023 (Italy 45.9%).
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copyHow many adults in Marche take part in training?
10.5% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Marche took part in education or training in the four weeks before the 2025 survey (Italy 10.8%), up from 6.2% in 2020.
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copyHow many STEM graduates does Marche produce?
Universities produced 19.2 new science, technology, engineering and maths graduates per 1,000 residents aged 20 to 29 of Marche in 2022 (Italy 17.7), up from 17.1 in 2017.
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copyHow many young people in Marche leave school early?
The early school leaving rate was 7.7% in 2025 (18 to 24-year-olds with no upper secondary qualification who are not in education or training), compared with 8.2% nationally and 9.1% in the EU; 8th highest of 19 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 10.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many young people in Marche are NEET?
10.8% of young people aged 15 to 29 were neither in work nor in education or training (NEET) in 2025, compared with 13.3% nationally and 11.0% in the EU; 10th lowest of 20 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 19.8%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Marche are in education or training?
10.5% of adults aged 25 to 64 had taken part in education or training in the previous four weeks in 2025, compared with 10.8% nationally and 13.7% in the EU; 9th lowest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 7.4%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Marche have no qualifications?
28.7% of adults aged 25 to 64 had no qualification beyond lower secondary school in 2025, compared with 33.0% nationally and 18.8% in the EU; 7th lowest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 35.9%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat education do adults in Marche have?
46.4% of adults aged 25 to 64 had an upper secondary or post-secondary (non-degree) education as their highest level in 2025, compared with 44.7% nationally and 44.3% in the EU; 10th highest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 45.5%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many pupils and students are there in Marche?
Schools in Marche taught 64,483 primary pupils and 114,402 secondary pupils in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Marche compares with other regions
Children aged 0-2 enrolled in nursery (%) (2024)
Marche ranks 2 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 0-2 enrolled in nursery (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilia-Romagna | 48.0% |
| 2 | Marche | 47.7% |
| 3 | Lombardy | 44.1% |
| 4 | Tuscany | 43.3% |
| 5 | Lazio | 43.2% |
| 6 | Molise | 42.6% |
| 7 | Sardinia | 41.7% |
Pupils (year 8) with inadequate maths skills (%) (2025)
Marche ranks 18 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils (year 8) with inadequate maths skills (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 36.4% |
| 16 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 36.1% |
| 17 | Lombardy | 35.9% |
| 18 | Marche | 35.5% |
| 19 | Veneto | 34.5% |
| 20 | Umbria | 33.6% |
| 21 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 32.5% |
Pupils (year 8) with inadequate reading skills (%) (2025)
Marche ranks 19 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils (year 8) with inadequate reading skills (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 36.8% |
| 16 | Lombardy | 36.6% |
| 17 | Veneto | 36.1% |
| 18 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 35.6% |
| 19 | Marche | 35.1% |
| 20 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 34.1% |
| 21 | Umbria | 32.7% |
Adults aged 25-64 with at least upper secondary education (%) (2025)
Marche ranks 8 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults aged 25-64 with at least upper secondary education (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Abruzzo | 72.0% |
| 6 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 71.3% |
| 7 | Emilia-Romagna | 71.3% |
| 8 | Marche | 71.3% |
| 9 | Liguria | 70.1% |
| 10 | Lombardy | 69.8% |
| 11 | Molise | 69.4% |
School leavers going on to university (%) (2023)
Marche ranks 3 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School leavers going on to university (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abruzzo | 62.3% |
| 2 | Umbria | 61.1% |
| 3 | Marche | 59.1% |
| 4 | Molise | 58.6% |
| 5 | Lazio | 57.6% |
| 6 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 57.3% |
| 7 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 57.3% |
Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) (2025)
Marche ranks 8 of 19, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Liguria | 9.3% |
| 6 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 9.0% |
| 7 | Apulia | 8.6% |
| 8 | Marche | 7.7% |
| 9 | Basilicata | 7.7% |
| 10 | Veneto | 7.6% |
| 11 | Piedmont | 7.2% |
Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training (2025)
Marche ranks 11 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Abruzzo | 14.0% |
| 9 | Lazio | 13.7% |
| 10 | Molise | 13.2% |
| 11 | Marche | 10.8% |
| 12 | Tuscany | 10.1% |
| 13 | Piedmont | 9.3% |
| 14 | Lombardy | 8.5% |
Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks (2025)
Marche ranks 13 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 11.4% |
| 11 | Molise | 11.2% |
| 12 | Lazio | 10.6% |
| 13 | Marche | 10.5% |
| 14 | Abruzzo | 10.5% |
| 15 | Piedmont | 10.0% |
| 16 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 10.0% |
Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education (2025)
Marche ranks 15 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Lombardy | 30.2% |
| 13 | Liguria | 29.9% |
| 14 | Emilia-Romagna | 28.7% |
| 15 | Marche | 28.7% |
| 16 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 28.7% |
| 17 | Abruzzo | 28.0% |
| 18 | Lazio | 25.4% |
Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary (2025)
Marche ranks 10 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abruzzo | 47.4% |
| 8 | Molise | 47.2% |
| 9 | Liguria | 46.6% |
| 10 | Marche | 46.4% |
| 11 | Lombardy | 46.2% |
| 12 | Basilicata | 46.2% |
| 13 | Lazio | 46.0% |
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- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_04: Adults (25-64) with a degree-level education, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6ff9f4bfff72…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset trng_lfse_04: Participation rate of adults in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 42ceced85786…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_04: Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 63810622cd71…)
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