What share of teenagers in Americana are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Americana, 89.6% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 25th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Americana?

97.6% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Americana passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 278.2 in mathematics and 276.9 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Americana, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 98.6% of children aged 6 to 14 in Americana were attending school, the 140th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1860th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; São Paulo state: 98.3%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

98.6%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

7.2

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.8

2025

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

91.0% of children aged 4 and 5 in Americana attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 95th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 50.4% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 35th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 33.9%).

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

What is the Ideb score of Americana?

Public primary schools in Americana scored 7.2 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 12th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 6.8 in 2023 and 6.9 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 99.5% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Americana's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 258.4 in mathematics and 236.5 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 Americana score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Americana's public schools scored 5.8 on the 2025 Ideb, the 24th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 5.5 in 2023.

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

Are city or state schools better in Americana?

In the 6th to 9th grades, schools run by the city of Americana scored 5.9 on the 2025 Ideb and schools run by São Paulo state in the city scored 5.7.

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

How Americana compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Americana ranks 140 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
137	Simões Filho	98.7%
138	Mogi Guaçu	98.7%
139	Santa Maria	98.6%
140	Americana	98.6%
141	Itabira	98.6%
142	Sumaré	98.6%
143	Indaiatuba	98.6%

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

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

Americana ranks 95 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
92	São José	91.0%
93	Diadema	91.0%
94	Maracanaú	91.0%
95	Americana	91.0%
96	Caucaia	90.9%
97	Sabará	90.9%
98	Uberaba	90.8%

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

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

Americana ranks 25 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
22	Lavras	89.8%
23	Barcarena	89.8%
24	Niterói	89.8%
25	Americana	89.6%
26	Jaraguá do Sul	89.5%
27	Assis	89.5%
28	Brasília	89.5%

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

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

Americana ranks 12 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
9	Itaperuna	7.4
10	Arapongas	7.3
11	Franca	7.2
12	Americana	7.2
13	Araçatuba	7.2
14	Jaraguá do Sul	7.2
15	São Caetano do Sul	7.2

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

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

Americana ranks 24 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
21	Joinville	5.8
22	Londrina	5.8
23	Foz do Iguaçu	5.8
24	Americana	5.8
25	Trindade	5.8
26	Erechim	5.8
27	Itaperuna	5.8

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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