Education in Novara (Piedmont, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 62.3% of Novara residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (below the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 59.2% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Novara?
27.3% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Novara had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 50th lowest among Italian provinces and below the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Novara perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 42.8% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Novara did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, below the national figure of 44.0%; that is 49th highest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Novara go to university?
56.6% of new school leavers from Novara 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 Novara?
19.4% of children aged 0 to 2 in Novara 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
- 39.9% of 13-year-old pupils in Novara 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
- 16.1% of people aged 15 to 29 in Novara were neither in work nor in education or training (NEET) in 2024, above the national figure of 15.2%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 9.7% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Novara took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 94.3% of children aged 4 and 5 in Novara were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, below the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 46.5% of schools in Novara were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Novara compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Novara ranks 75 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Biella | 62.5% |
| 73 | Imperia | 62.5% |
| 74 | Benevento | 62.4% |
| 75 | Novara | 62.3% |
| 76 | Catanzaro | 61.7% |
| 77 | Fermo | 61.3% |
| 78 | Agrigento | 61.0% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Novara ranks 58 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | 27.4% |
| 56 | Frosinone | 27.3% |
| 57 | Gorizia | 27.3% |
| 58 | Novara | 27.3% |
| 59 | Rovigo | 27.3% |
| 60 | Forlì-Cesena | 27.2% |
| 61 | Oristano | 26.9% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Novara ranks 49 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Viterbo | 43.4% |
| 47 | Genova | 43.3% |
| 48 | Alessandria | 43.2% |
| 49 | Novara | 42.8% |
| 50 | Grosseto | 42.5% |
| 51 | Savona | 42.5% |
| 52 | Roma | 42.4% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Novara ranks 43 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Grosseto | 40.3% |
| 41 | Benevento | 40.2% |
| 42 | Massa-Carrara | 40.0% |
| 43 | Novara | 39.9% |
| 44 | Rieti | 39.6% |
| 45 | Bari | 39.4% |
| 46 | Isernia | 39.4% |
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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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