Education in Livorno (Tuscany, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 69.1% of Livorno residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (above the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 65.2% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Livorno?
29.2% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Livorno had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 43rd highest among Italian provinces and below the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Livorno perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 44.2% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Livorno did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, above the national figure of 44.0%; that is 43rd highest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Livorno go to university?
51.3% of new school leavers from Livorno 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 Livorno?
31.1% of children aged 0 to 2 in Livorno 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
- 41.8% of 13-year-old pupils in Livorno 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
- 11.2% of people aged 15 to 29 in Livorno 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
- 8.3% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Livorno took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 95.7% of children aged 4 and 5 in Livorno were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, above the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 43.6% of schools in Livorno were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Livorno compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Livorno ranks 40 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Bolzano-Bozen | 69.5% |
| 38 | Pisa | 69.5% |
| 39 | Varese | 69.2% |
| 40 | Livorno | 69.1% |
| 41 | Lucca | 69.0% |
| 42 | Cremona | 68.7% |
| 43 | Alessandria | 68.5% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Livorno ranks 43 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Ferrara | 30.5% |
| 41 | Bari | 30.4% |
| 42 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 30.0% |
| 43 | Livorno | 29.2% |
| 44 | Treviso | 29.2% |
| 45 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 28.9% |
| 46 | Potenza | 28.8% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Livorno ranks 43 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Gorizia | 45.3% |
| 41 | Benevento | 45.0% |
| 42 | Campobasso | 44.4% |
| 43 | Livorno | 44.2% |
| 44 | Ferrara | 44.1% |
| 45 | Massa-Carrara | 43.8% |
| 46 | Viterbo | 43.4% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Livorno ranks 36 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Matera | 42.9% |
| 34 | Savona | 42.4% |
| 35 | Asti | 41.9% |
| 36 | Livorno | 41.8% |
| 37 | Piacenza | 41.1% |
| 38 | Genova | 40.8% |
| 39 | Alessandria | 40.5% |
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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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