Education in Sud Sardegna (Sardinia, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 52.9% of Sud Sardegna residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (below the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 47.6% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Sud Sardegna?
20.1% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Sud Sardegna had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 6th lowest among Italian provinces and below the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Sud Sardegna perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 57.1% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Sud Sardegna did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, above the national figure of 44.0%; that is 19th highest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Sud Sardegna go to university?
44.9% of new school leavers from Sud Sardegna enrolled at university in the same year they finished secondary school (2022), below the national figure of 51.7%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many nursery places are there in Sud Sardegna?
18.6% of children aged 0 to 2 in Sud Sardegna 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
- 47.9% of 13-year-old pupils in Sud Sardegna 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
- 21.4% of people aged 15 to 29 in Sud Sardegna 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
- 6.3% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Sud Sardegna took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 96.2% of children aged 4 and 5 in Sud Sardegna were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, above the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 39.7% of schools in Sud Sardegna were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Sud Sardegna compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Sud Sardegna ranks 100 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | Trapani | 53.8% |
| 98 | Taranto | 53.5% |
| 99 | Ragusa | 53.1% |
| 100 | Sud Sardegna | 52.9% |
| 101 | Oristano | 51.7% |
| 102 | Crotone | 50.6% |
| 103 | Caltanissetta | 50.3% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Sud Sardegna ranks 102 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | Cuneo | 20.3% |
| 100 | Crotone | 20.2% |
| 101 | Imperia | 20.1% |
| 102 | Sud Sardegna | 20.1% |
| 103 | Benevento | 18.9% |
| 104 | Reggio Calabria | 18.6% |
| 105 | Brindisi | 18.5% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Sud Sardegna ranks 19 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Caserta | 58.5% |
| 17 | Foggia | 57.5% |
| 18 | Catanzaro | 57.4% |
| 19 | Sud Sardegna | 57.1% |
| 20 | Oristano | 56.6% |
| 21 | Messina | 56.0% |
| 22 | Cagliari | 54.8% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Sud Sardegna ranks 19 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Prato | 49.2% |
| 17 | Sassari | 49.0% |
| 18 | Caserta | 48.2% |
| 19 | Sud Sardegna | 47.9% |
| 20 | Foggia | 47.3% |
| 21 | Oristano | 47.0% |
| 22 | Catanzaro | 46.9% |
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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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