Education in Veneto, Italy: official figures
The share of adults aged 25 to 64 with a degree-level (tertiary) education was 21.8% in 2025, against 22.3% for Italy and 36.9% across the EU; 12th highest of 21 regions in Italy.
How many children go to nursery in Veneto?
Nursery places reached 34.4% of children aged 0 to 2 in Veneto in 2024, compared with 37.4% nationally: 8th lowest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces, up from 33.9% in 2019.
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copyHow do students in Veneto do in INVALSI maths tests?
In the 2025 INVALSI tests, 34.5% of 13-year-olds in Veneto had inadequate maths skills, against 44.3% across Italy (3rd lowest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces), up from 33.7% in 2021.
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copyHow good are reading skills of students in Veneto?
Reading results: 36.1% of third-year lower secondary pupils in Veneto scored below the adequate level in Italian in 2025 (Italy 41.4%); 5th lowest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces, up from 32.2% in 2021.
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copyHow many students in Veneto go to university?
The transition rate to university in Veneto was 53.6% in 2023, against 52.4% for Italy: 6th lowest of 21 regions and autonomous provinces, up from 50.2% in 2018.
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copyHow many children attend pre-school in Veneto?
94.7% of four- and five-year-olds in Veneto attended pre-school or school in 2024 (Italy 95.0%), unchanged from 2019.
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copyHow many people in Veneto have digital skills?
50.1% of people aged 16 to 74 in Veneto had at least basic digital skills in 2023 (Italy 45.9%).
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copyHow many adults in Veneto take part in training?
13.3% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Veneto took part in education or training in the four weeks before the 2025 survey (Italy 10.8%), up from 7.6% in 2020.
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copyHow many STEM graduates does Veneto produce?
Universities produced 17.6 new science, technology, engineering and maths graduates per 1,000 residents aged 20 to 29 of Veneto in 2022 (Italy 17.7), up from 15.1 in 2017.
Source: Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) · saved copyHow many young people in Veneto leave school early?
The early school leaving rate was 7.6% in 2025 (18 to 24-year-olds with no upper secondary qualification who are not in education or training), against 8.2% for Italy as a whole and 9.1% across the EU; 10th highest of 19 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 8.1%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many young people in Veneto are NEET?
In 2025, 8.3% of 15 to 29-year-olds were not in employment, education or training, against 13.3% for Italy as a whole and 11.0% across the EU; 4th lowest of 20 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 17.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Veneto are in education or training?
13.3% of adults aged 25 to 64 had taken part in education or training in the previous four weeks in 2025, against 10.8% for Italy as a whole and 13.7% across the EU; 3rd highest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 7.2%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Veneto have no qualifications?
30.8% of adults aged 25 to 64 had no qualification beyond lower secondary school in 2025, against 33.0% for Italy as a whole and 18.8% across the EU; 10th highest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 38.5%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat education do adults in Veneto have?
47.5% of adults aged 25 to 64 had an upper secondary or post-secondary (non-degree) education as their highest level in 2025, against 44.7% for Italy as a whole and 44.3% across the EU; 5th highest of 21 regions in Italy. In 2015 it was 45.6%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many pupils and students are there in Veneto?
Schools in Veneto taught 210,819 primary pupils and 369,653 secondary pupils in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Veneto compares with other regions
Children aged 0-2 enrolled in nursery (%) (2024)
Veneto ranks 14 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 0-2 enrolled in nursery (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 38.6% |
| 12 | Umbria | 35.9% |
| 13 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 35.2% |
| 14 | Veneto | 34.4% |
| 15 | Liguria | 33.2% |
| 16 | Basilicata | 31.5% |
| 17 | Calabria | 30.6% |
Pupils (year 8) with inadequate maths skills (%) (2025)
Veneto ranks 19 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils (year 8) with inadequate maths skills (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 36.4% |
| 16 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 36.1% |
| 17 | Lombardy | 35.9% |
| 18 | Marche | 35.5% |
| 19 | Veneto | 34.5% |
| 20 | Umbria | 33.6% |
| 21 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 32.5% |
Pupils (year 8) with inadequate reading skills (%) (2025)
Veneto ranks 17 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils (year 8) with inadequate reading skills (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Abruzzo | 37.3% |
| 15 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 36.8% |
| 16 | Lombardy | 36.6% |
| 17 | Veneto | 36.1% |
| 18 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 35.6% |
| 19 | Marche | 35.1% |
| 20 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 34.1% |
Adults aged 25-64 with at least upper secondary education (%) (2025)
Veneto ranks 12 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults aged 25-64 with at least upper secondary education (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Liguria | 70.1% |
| 10 | Lombardy | 69.8% |
| 11 | Molise | 69.4% |
| 12 | Veneto | 69.2% |
| 13 | Tuscany | 69.0% |
| 14 | Piedmont | 68.8% |
| 15 | Basilicata | 66.7% |
School leavers going on to university (%) (2023)
Veneto ranks 16 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School leavers going on to university (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Lombardy | 55.3% |
| 14 | Calabria | 55.2% |
| 15 | Piedmont | 55.1% |
| 16 | Veneto | 53.6% |
| 17 | Apulia | 53.6% |
| 18 | Sardinia | 51.7% |
| 19 | Sicily | 50.7% |
Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) (2025)
Veneto ranks 10 of 19, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Apulia | 8.6% |
| 8 | Marche | 7.7% |
| 9 | Basilicata | 7.7% |
| 10 | Veneto | 7.6% |
| 11 | Piedmont | 7.2% |
| 12 | Lazio | 6.9% |
| 13 | Lombardy | 6.6% |
Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training (2025)
Veneto ranks 17 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Lombardy | 8.5% |
| 15 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 8.5% |
| 16 | Umbria | 8.4% |
| 17 | Veneto | 8.3% |
| 18 | Emilia-Romagna | 8.2% |
| 19 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 6.7% |
| 20 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 5.6% |
Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks (2025)
Veneto ranks 3 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 14.9% |
| 2 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 13.7% |
| 3 | Veneto | 13.3% |
| 4 | Umbria | 13.2% |
| 5 | Emilia-Romagna | 13.1% |
| 6 | Sardinia | 12.7% |
| 7 | Lombardy | 11.8% |
Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education (2025)
Veneto ranks 10 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Basilicata | 33.3% |
| 8 | Piedmont | 31.2% |
| 9 | Tuscany | 31.0% |
| 10 | Veneto | 30.8% |
| 11 | Molise | 30.6% |
| 12 | Lombardy | 30.2% |
| 13 | Liguria | 29.9% |
Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary (2025)
Veneto ranks 5 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 52.6% |
| 3 | Umbria | 51.0% |
| 4 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 50.6% |
| 5 | Veneto | 47.5% |
| 6 | Piedmont | 47.5% |
| 7 | Abruzzo | 47.4% |
| 8 | Molise | 47.2% |
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- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_04: Adults (25-64) with a degree-level education, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6ff9f4bfff72…)
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