Education in Massa-Carrara (Tuscany, Italy): official figures
In 2024, 71.7% of Massa-Carrara residents aged 25-64 held at least a high-school diploma (above the national figure of 66.7%), compared with 65.8% in 2018.
How many graduates are there in Massa-Carrara?
33.1% of young adults aged 25 to 39 in Massa-Carrara had a university degree or other tertiary qualification in 2024, 24th highest among Italian provinces and above the national figure of 30.9%.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow do schools in Massa-Carrara perform in INVALSI tests?
In the 2024 national INVALSI tests, 43.8% of third-year lower secondary pupils (age 13) in Massa-Carrara did not reach an adequate level in mathematics, below the national figure of 44.0%; that is 45th highest share of 107 provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many students in Massa-Carrara go to university?
49.4% of new school leavers from Massa-Carrara 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 Massa-Carrara?
21.1% of children aged 0 to 2 in Massa-Carrara 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
- 40.0% of 13-year-old pupils in Massa-Carrara 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
- 11.6% of people aged 15 to 29 in Massa-Carrara 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
- 9.9% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Massa-Carrara took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 97.5% of children aged 4 and 5 in Massa-Carrara were enrolled in pre-school or school in 2023, above the national figure of 94.7%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- 37.2% of schools in Massa-Carrara were fully accessible to pupils with motor disabilities in 2024. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Massa-Carrara compares with other provinces in Italy
Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) (2024)
Massa-Carrara ranks 25 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Adults 25-64 with at least an upper secondary diploma (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Padova | 72.3% |
| 23 | L’Aquila | 71.8% |
| 24 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 71.8% |
| 25 | Massa-Carrara | 71.7% |
| 26 | Verona | 71.5% |
| 27 | Como | 71.4% |
| 28 | Belluno | 70.9% |
Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) (2024)
Massa-Carrara ranks 24 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Graduates among 25-39 year olds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 27 | Arezzo | 32.7% |
Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Massa-Carrara ranks 45 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate numeracy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Campobasso | 44.4% |
| 43 | Livorno | 44.2% |
| 44 | Ferrara | 44.1% |
| 45 | Massa-Carrara | 43.8% |
| 46 | Viterbo | 43.4% |
| 47 | Genova | 43.3% |
| 48 | Alessandria | 43.2% |
Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) (2024)
Massa-Carrara ranks 42 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils (13) below adequate literacy, INVALSI (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Alessandria | 40.5% |
| 40 | Grosseto | 40.3% |
| 41 | Benevento | 40.2% |
| 42 | Massa-Carrara | 40.0% |
| 43 | Novara | 39.9% |
| 44 | Rieti | 39.6% |
| 45 | Bari | 39.4% |
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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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