What share of teenagers in Aracaju are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Aracaju, 90.5% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 13th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Aracaju?

93.6% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Aracaju passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 243.0 in mathematics and 248.5 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Aracaju, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 98.6% of children aged 6 to 14 in Aracaju were attending school, the 147th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1761st lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; Sergipe state: 98.5%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

98.6%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

5.7

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

4.5

2025

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

83.8% of children aged 4 and 5 in Aracaju attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 83rd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 28.0% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 103rd 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 Aracaju?

Public primary schools in Aracaju 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 83rd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 5.2 in 2023 and 4.9 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 98.6% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Aracaju's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 214.7 in mathematics and 205.1 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 Aracaju score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Aracaju's public schools scored 4.5 on the 2025 Ideb, the 51st lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 4.2 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 Aracaju?

In the 6th to 9th grades, schools run by the city of Aracaju scored 4.4 on the 2025 Ideb and schools run by Sergipe state in the city scored 4.6.

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

How Aracaju compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Aracaju ranks 147 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
144	Campos dos Goytacazes	98.6%
145	Jacareí	98.6%
146	Coronel Fabriciano	98.6%
147	Aracaju	98.6%
148	Imperatriz	98.6%
149	Votorantim	98.6%
150	Bento Gonçalves	98.6%

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

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

Aracaju ranks 238 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
235	Campo Largo	84.1%
236	Nilópolis	84.1%
237	Piraquara	84.0%
238	Aracaju	83.8%
239	Conselheiro Lafaiete	83.7%
240	Três Lagoas	83.7%
241	Guarapuava	83.7%

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

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

Aracaju ranks 13 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
10	Itabira	90.8%
11	Parnamirim	90.8%
12	Pindamonhangaba	90.6%
13	Aracaju	90.5%
14	Abaetetuba	90.3%
15	Araras	90.2%
16	Barbacena	90.1%

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

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

Aracaju ranks 238 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
235	Maceió	5.7
236	Campo Grande	5.7
237	João Pessoa	5.7
238	Aracaju	5.7
239	Juiz de Fora	5.7
240	Campos dos Goytacazes	5.7
241	Caucaia	5.7

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

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

Aracaju ranks 270 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
267	Altamira	4.6
268	Santana	4.6
269	Maceió	4.5
270	Aracaju	4.5
271	Porto Velho	4.5
272	Macapá	4.5
273	Pelotas	4.5

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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