What share of teenagers in Açailândia are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Açailândia, 88.8% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 42nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Açailândia?

97.2% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Açailândia passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 245.2 in mathematics and 249.4 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Açailândia, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 99.2% of children aged 6 to 14 in Açailândia were attending school, the 38th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2540th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; Maranhão state: 98.4%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

99.2%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

5.7

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

4.8

2025

How many young children in Açailândia attend pre-school or crèche?

91.4% of children aged 4 and 5 in Açailândia attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 83rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 24.9% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 75th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 33.9%).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

What is the Ideb score of Açailândia?

Public primary schools in Açailândia scored 5.7 on the Ideb, the Ministry of Education's 0-10 index of pass rates and test results, for the early years (1st to 5th grade) in 2025, the 69th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 5.5 in 2023 and 5.3 in 2019.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (Inep), Ministry of Education · saved copy

How do 5th-graders in Açailândia do in the Saeb tests?

In 2025, 99.3% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Açailândia's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 212.4 in mathematics and 204.7 in Portuguese on the national Saeb tests (Brazil: 227.4 and 215.1).

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (Inep), Ministry of Education · saved copy

How do public schools in Açailândia score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Açailândia's public schools scored 4.8 on the 2025 Ideb, the 91st lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 4.6 in 2023.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (Inep), Ministry of Education · saved copy

How Açailândia compares with other cities in Brazil

Children aged 6-14 attending school (%) (2022)

Açailândia ranks 38 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
35	Sertãozinho	99.2%
36	Macaé	99.2%
37	Barcarena	99.2%
38	Açailândia	99.2%
39	Sete Lagoas	99.2%
40	Sabará	99.2%
41	Cascavel	99.2%

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%) (2022)

Açailândia ranks 83 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
80	Parnaíba	91.6%
81	Ubá	91.4%
82	Varginha	91.4%
83	Açailândia	91.4%
84	Birigui	91.4%
85	Jaú	91.3%
86	Barueri	91.3%

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%) (2022)

Açailândia ranks 42 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
39	Jaú	89.0%
40	Erechim	88.8%
41	Paulínia	88.8%
42	Açailândia	88.8%
43	Blumenau	88.7%
44	São José dos Campos	88.7%
45	Pelotas	88.7%

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade (2025)

Açailândia ranks 252 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
249	Alagoinhas	5.7
250	Bagé	5.7
251	Santana	5.7
252	Açailândia	5.7
253	Salvador	5.6
254	Macapá	5.6
255	Olinda	5.6

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (Inep), Ministry of Education · saved copy

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade (2025)

Açailândia ranks 230 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
227	Senador Canedo	4.8
228	Uruguaiana	4.8
229	Sorriso	4.8
230	Açailândia	4.8
231	Paragominas	4.8
232	Brasília	4.7
233	Porto Alegre	4.7

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (Inep), Ministry of Education · saved copy

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (Inep), Ministry of Education: Ideb 2025, primary school late years (6th-9th grade): pass rates, Saeb scores and Ideb 2005-2025 by municipality and school network (spreadsheet from the zip download), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0a54ddd30107…)
Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (Inep), Ministry of Education: Ideb 2025, primary school early years (1st-5th grade): pass rates, Saeb scores and Ideb 2005-2025 by municipality and school network (spreadsheet from the zip download), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e132cd0ab831…)
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE): Censo Demográfico 2022: gross school attendance rate by age group (0-3, 4-5, 6-14 and 15-17), Brazil, states and municipalities (SIDRA table 10056), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4966e323affd…)

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