Education in Asti (Piedmont, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 65.1% of Asti residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (below the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 52.0% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Asti?
23.7% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Asti had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 25th lowest among Italian provinces and below the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Asti perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 47.0% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Asti did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, above the national figure of 44.0%; that is 33rd highest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Asti go to university?
54.2% of new school leavers from Asti 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 Asti?
13.8% of children aged 0 to 2 in Asti 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
- 41.9% of 13-year-old pupils in Asti 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
- 8.4% of people aged 15 to 29 in Asti 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
- 5.4% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Asti took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 93.9% of children aged 4 and 5 in Asti were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, below the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 38.1% of schools in Asti were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Asti compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Asti ranks 62 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Matera | 65.7% |
| 60 | Bari | 65.3% |
| 61 | Forlì-Cesena | 65.3% |
| 62 | Asti | 65.1% |
| 63 | Cosenza | 64.5% |
| 64 | Arezzo | 64.4% |
| 65 | Grosseto | 64.3% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Asti ranks 83 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Vercelli | 24.1% |
| 81 | Ragusa | 24.0% |
| 82 | Rieti | 23.9% |
| 83 | Asti | 23.7% |
| 84 | Cremona | 23.7% |
| 85 | Isernia | 23.6% |
| 86 | Matera | 23.5% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Asti ranks 33 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Potenza | 49.6% |
| 31 | Frosinone | 48.8% |
| 32 | Rieti | 47.4% |
| 33 | Asti | 47.0% |
| 34 | La Spezia | 46.7% |
| 35 | Bolzano-Bozen | 46.2% |
| 36 | Bari | 46.1% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Asti ranks 35 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Latina | 43.3% |
| 33 | Matera | 42.9% |
| 34 | Savona | 42.4% |
| 35 | Asti | 41.9% |
| 36 | Livorno | 41.8% |
| 37 | Piacenza | 41.1% |
| 38 | Genova | 40.8% |
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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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