Education in Alessandria (Piedmont, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 68.5% of Alessandria residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (above the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 64.4% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Alessandria?
25.1% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Alessandria had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 35th lowest among Italian provinces and below the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Alessandria perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 43.2% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Alessandria did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, below the national figure of 44.0%; that is 48th highest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Alessandria go to university?
58.3% of new school leavers from Alessandria 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 Alessandria?
15.7% of children aged 0 to 2 in Alessandria 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
- 40.5% of 13-year-old pupils in Alessandria 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
- 10.3% of people aged 15 to 29 in Alessandria 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 Alessandria took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 96.6% of children aged 4 and 5 in Alessandria were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, above the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 47.5% of schools in Alessandria were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Alessandria compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Alessandria ranks 43 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Livorno | 69.1% |
| 41 | Lucca | 69.0% |
| 42 | Cremona | 68.7% |
| 43 | Alessandria | 68.5% |
| 44 | Macerata | 68.5% |
| 45 | Piacenza | 68.3% |
| 46 | Modena | 68.2% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Alessandria ranks 73 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Bolzano-Bozen | 25.3% |
| 71 | Pavia | 25.3% |
| 72 | Taranto | 25.3% |
| 73 | Alessandria | 25.1% |
| 74 | Bergamo | 25.1% |
| 75 | Caserta | 25.1% |
| 76 | Napoli | 25.0% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Alessandria ranks 48 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Massa-Carrara | 43.8% |
| 46 | Viterbo | 43.4% |
| 47 | Genova | 43.3% |
| 48 | Alessandria | 43.2% |
| 49 | Novara | 42.8% |
| 50 | Grosseto | 42.5% |
| 51 | Savona | 42.5% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Alessandria ranks 39 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Livorno | 41.8% |
| 37 | Piacenza | 41.1% |
| 38 | Genova | 40.8% |
| 39 | Alessandria | 40.5% |
| 40 | Grosseto | 40.3% |
| 41 | Benevento | 40.2% |
| 42 | Massa-Carrara | 40.0% |
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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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