Education in Trento (Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 77.2% of Trento residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (above the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 70.3% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Trento?
33.3% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Trento had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 23rd highest among Italian provinces and above the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Trento perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 32.7% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Trento did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, below the national figure of 44.0%; that is 9th lowest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Trento go to university?
54.4% of new school leavers from Trento 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 Trento?
33.3% of children aged 0 to 2 in Trento 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
- 35.0% of 13-year-old pupils in Trento 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
- 7.3% of people aged 15 to 29 in Trento 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
- 14.5% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Trento took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 95.8% of children aged 4 and 5 in Trento were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, above the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Trento compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Trento ranks 4 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bologna | 80.1% |
| 2 | Roma | 77.9% |
| 3 | Udine | 77.4% |
| 4 | Trento | 77.2% |
| 5 | Milano | 77.1% |
| 6 | Trieste | 77.0% |
| 7 | Terni | 76.6% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Trento ranks 23 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Ancona | 34.4% |
| 21 | Biella | 34.4% |
| 22 | Como | 33.8% |
| 23 | Trento | 33.3% |
| 24 | Massa-Carrara | 33.1% |
| 25 | Teramo | 33.1% |
| 26 | Campobasso | 32.9% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Trento ranks 99 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 96 | Treviso | 33.2% |
| 97 | Terni | 33.0% |
| 98 | Ascoli Piceno | 32.8% |
| 99 | Trento | 32.7% |
| 100 | Como | 32.6% |
| 101 | Padova | 32.5% |
| 102 | Monza e della Brianza | 32.3% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Trento ranks 83 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Verona | 35.1% |
| 81 | L’Aquila | 35.0% |
| 82 | Pescara | 35.0% |
| 83 | Trento | 35.0% |
| 84 | Arezzo | 34.5% |
| 85 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | 34.5% |
| 86 | Milano | 34.4% |
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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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