Education in Macerata (Marche, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 68.5% of Macerata residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (above the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 63.8% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Macerata?
36.1% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Macerata had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 14th highest among Italian provinces and above the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Macerata perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 34.2% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Macerata did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, below the national figure of 44.0%; that is 17th lowest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Macerata go to university?
59.7% of new school leavers from Macerata 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 Macerata?
18.3% of children aged 0 to 2 in Macerata 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
- 31.6% of 13-year-old pupils in Macerata 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
- 9.4% of people aged 15 to 29 in Macerata 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
- 10.7% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Macerata took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 93.6% of children aged 4 and 5 in Macerata were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, below the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 52.0% of schools in Macerata were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Macerata compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Macerata ranks 44 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Lucca | 69.0% |
| 42 | Cremona | 68.7% |
| 43 | Alessandria | 68.5% |
| 44 | Macerata | 68.5% |
| 45 | Piacenza | 68.3% |
| 46 | Modena | 68.2% |
| 47 | Pesaro e Urbino | 68.2% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Macerata ranks 14 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Monza e della Brianza | 37.0% |
| 12 | Perugia | 36.7% |
| 13 | Torino | 36.4% |
| 14 | Macerata | 36.1% |
| 15 | Modena | 35.8% |
| 16 | Rimini | 35.7% |
| 17 | Pescara | 35.6% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Macerata ranks 91 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 88 | Verona | 34.9% |
| 89 | Bergamo | 34.8% |
| 90 | Milano | 34.7% |
| 91 | Macerata | 34.2% |
| 92 | Varese | 34.0% |
| 93 | Trieste | 33.9% |
| 94 | Udine | 33.7% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Macerata ranks 101 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 98 | Siena | 32.3% |
| 99 | Varese | 32.1% |
| 100 | Ascoli Piceno | 31.6% |
| 101 | Macerata | 31.6% |
| 102 | Monza e della Brianza | 31.1% |
| 103 | Como | 30.1% |
| 104 | Terni | 29.9% |
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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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