What share of adults in Tuscany have a high school diploma?

In 2025, 69.0% of Tuscany residents aged 25-64 held a diploma or higher qualification, compared with 67.0% nationally (9th lowest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces), up from 64.8% in 2020.

Education in Tuscany, Italy: official figures

The share of adults aged 25 to 64 with a degree-level (tertiary) education was 23.8% in 2025, against 22.3% for Italy and 36.9% across the EU; 8th highest of 21 regions in Italy.

Adults with a degree-level education

23.8%

2025

Children aged 0-2 enrolled in nursery (%)

43.3%

2024

Pupils (year 8) with inadequate maths skills (%)

39.0%

2025

Pupils (year 8) with inadequate reading skills (%)

39.3%

2025

Adults aged 25-64 with at least upper secondary education (%)

69.0%

2025

School leavers going on to university (%)

56.0%

2023

Children aged 4-5 in pre-school (%)

95.6%

2024

People aged 16-74 with at least basic digital skills (%)

48.5%

2023

How many children go to nursery in Tuscany?

Nursery places reached 43.3% of children aged 0 to 2 in Tuscany in 2024, compared with 37.4% nationally: 4th highest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces, up from 42.3% in 2019.

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

How do students in Tuscany do in INVALSI maths tests?

In the 2025 INVALSI tests, 39.0% of 13-year-olds in Tuscany had inadequate maths skills, against 44.3% across Italy (8th lowest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces), up from 38.4% in 2021.

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

How good are reading skills of students in Tuscany?

Reading results: 39.3% of third-year lower secondary pupils in Tuscany scored below the adequate level in Italian in 2025 (Italy 41.4%); 10th lowest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces, up from 35.7% in 2021.

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

How many students in Tuscany go to university?

The transition rate to university in Tuscany was 56.0% in 2023, against 52.4% for Italy: 11th highest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces, up from 51.9% in 2018.

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

How many children attend pre-school in Tuscany?

95.6% of four- and five-year-olds in Tuscany attended pre-school or school in 2024 (Italy 95.0%), down from 96.7% in 2019.

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

How many people in Tuscany have digital skills?

48.5% of people aged 16 to 74 in Tuscany had at least basic digital skills in 2023 (Italy 45.9%).

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

How many adults in Tuscany take part in training?

11.7% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Tuscany took part in education or training in the four weeks before the 2025 survey (Italy 10.8%), up from 8.3% in 2020.

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

How many STEM graduates does Tuscany produce?

Universities produced 15.3 new science, technology, engineering and maths graduates per 1,000 residents aged 20 to 29 of Tuscany in 2022 (Italy 17.7), up from 12.3 in 2017.

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

How many young people in Tuscany leave school early?

The early school leaving rate was 9.8% in 2025 (18 to 24-year-olds with no upper secondary qualification who are not in education or training) (Italy: 8.2%; EU: 9.1%); 3rd highest of 19 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 13.4%.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many young people in Tuscany are NEET?

10.1% of young people aged 15 to 29 were neither in work nor in education or training (NEET) in 2025 (Italy: 13.3%; EU: 11.0%); 9th lowest of 20 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 18.6%.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many adults in Tuscany are in education or training?

11.7% of adults aged 25 to 64 had taken part in education or training in the previous four weeks in 2025 (Italy: 10.8%; EU: 13.7%); 8th highest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 9.1%.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many adults in Tuscany have no qualifications?

31.0% of adults aged 25 to 64 had no qualification beyond lower secondary school in 2025 (Italy: 33.0%; EU: 18.8%); 9th highest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 37.6%.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What education do adults in Tuscany have?

45.2% of adults aged 25 to 64 had an upper secondary or post-secondary (non-degree) education as their highest level in 2025 (Italy: 44.7%; EU: 44.3%); 7th lowest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 43.1%.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many pupils and students are there in Tuscany?

Schools in Tuscany taught 152,827 primary pupils and 269,865 secondary pupils in 2024.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How Tuscany compares with other regions

Children aged 0-2 enrolled in nursery (%) (2024)

Tuscany ranks 4 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 0-2 enrolled in nursery (%)
1	Emilia-Romagna	48.0%
2	Marche	47.7%
3	Lombardy	44.1%
4	Tuscany	43.3%
5	Lazio	43.2%
6	Molise	42.6%
7	Sardinia	41.7%

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

Pupils (year 8) with inadequate maths skills (%) (2025)

Tuscany ranks 14 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Pupils (year 8) with inadequate maths skills (%)
11	Piedmont	41.4%
12	Abruzzo	41.2%
13	Emilia-Romagna	39.0%
14	Tuscany	39.0%
15	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	36.4%
16	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	36.1%
17	Lombardy	35.9%

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

Pupils (year 8) with inadequate reading skills (%) (2025)

Tuscany ranks 12 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Pupils (year 8) with inadequate reading skills (%)
9	Piedmont	39.6%
10	Emilia-Romagna	39.6%
11	Lazio	39.6%
12	Tuscany	39.3%
13	Molise	38.6%
14	Abruzzo	37.3%
15	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	36.8%

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

Adults aged 25-64 with at least upper secondary education (%) (2025)

Tuscany ranks 13 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Adults aged 25-64 with at least upper secondary education (%)
10	Lombardy	69.8%
11	Molise	69.4%
12	Veneto	69.2%
13	Tuscany	69.0%
14	Piedmont	68.8%
15	Basilicata	66.7%
16	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	63.6%

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

School leavers going on to university (%) (2023)

Tuscany ranks 11 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	School leavers going on to university (%)
8	Basilicata	57.1%
9	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	56.7%
10	Liguria	56.1%
11	Tuscany	56.0%
12	Emilia-Romagna	55.6%
13	Lombardy	55.3%
14	Calabria	55.2%

Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copy

Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) (2025)

Tuscany ranks 3 of 19, highest first.

Rank	Region	Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24)
1	Sicily	13.7%
2	Sardinia	13.6%
3	Tuscany	9.8%
4	Campania	9.7%
5	Liguria	9.3%
6	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	9.0%
7	Apulia	8.6%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training (2025)

Tuscany ranks 12 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training
9	Lazio	13.7%
10	Molise	13.2%
11	Marche	10.8%
12	Tuscany	10.1%
13	Piedmont	9.3%
14	Lombardy	8.5%
15	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	8.5%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks (2025)

Tuscany ranks 8 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks
5	Emilia-Romagna	13.1%
6	Sardinia	12.7%
7	Lombardy	11.8%
8	Tuscany	11.7%
9	Liguria	11.4%
10	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	11.4%
11	Molise	11.2%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education (2025)

Tuscany ranks 9 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education
6	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	36.4%
7	Basilicata	33.3%
8	Piedmont	31.2%
9	Tuscany	31.0%
10	Veneto	30.8%
11	Molise	30.6%
12	Lombardy	30.2%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary (2025)

Tuscany ranks 15 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary
12	Basilicata	46.2%
13	Lazio	46.0%
14	Emilia-Romagna	46.0%
15	Tuscany	45.2%
16	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	42.6%
17	Calabria	42.4%
18	Campania	40.1%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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