Education in Lucca (Tuscany, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 69.0% of Lucca residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (above the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 62.3% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Lucca?
25.9% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Lucca had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 41st lowest among Italian provinces and below the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Lucca perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 41.8% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Lucca did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, below the national figure of 44.0%; that is 53rd highest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Lucca go to university?
55.9% of new school leavers from Lucca 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 Lucca?
26.0% of children aged 0 to 2 in Lucca 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
- 39.0% of 13-year-old pupils in Lucca 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
- 12.8% of people aged 15 to 29 in Lucca 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
- 12.7% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Lucca took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 95.1% of children aged 4 and 5 in Lucca were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, above the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 32.4% of schools in Lucca were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Lucca compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Lucca ranks 41 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Pisa | 69.5% |
| 39 | Varese | 69.2% |
| 40 | Livorno | 69.1% |
| 41 | Lucca | 69.0% |
| 42 | Cremona | 68.7% |
| 43 | Alessandria | 68.5% |
| 44 | Macerata | 68.5% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Lucca ranks 67 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | La Spezia | 26.3% |
| 65 | Sassari | 26.3% |
| 66 | Pistoia | 26.1% |
| 67 | Lucca | 25.9% |
| 68 | Viterbo | 25.5% |
| 69 | Agrigento | 25.4% |
| 70 | Bolzano-Bozen | 25.3% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Lucca ranks 53 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Grosseto | 42.5% |
| 51 | Savona | 42.5% |
| 52 | Roma | 42.4% |
| 53 | Lucca | 41.8% |
| 54 | Chieti | 41.7% |
| 55 | Cremona | 41.5% |
| 56 | Teramo | 41.5% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Lucca ranks 49 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Isernia | 39.4% |
| 47 | La Spezia | 39.3% |
| 48 | Parma | 39.1% |
| 49 | Lucca | 39.0% |
| 50 | Frosinone | 38.9% |
| 51 | Brescia | 38.8% |
| 52 | Modena | 38.8% |
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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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