What share of teenagers in Betim are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Betim, 85.2% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 134th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Betim?

96.8% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Betim passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 257.7 in mathematics and 262.9 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Betim, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 99.4% of children aged 6 to 14 in Betim were attending school, the 16th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2017th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; Minas Gerais state: 98.8%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

99.4%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

6.1

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.2

2025

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

90.6% of children aged 4 and 5 in Betim attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 103rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 36.4% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 145th 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 Betim?

Public primary schools in Betim scored 6.1 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 151st lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 5.7 in 2023 and 6.1 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 97.7% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Betim's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 225.7 in mathematics and 216.1 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 Betim score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Betim's public schools scored 5.2 on the 2025 Ideb, the 117th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 4.9 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 Betim?

In the 6th to 9th grades, schools run by the city of Betim scored 5.1 on the 2025 Ideb and schools run by Minas Gerais state in the city scored 5.3.

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

How Betim compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Betim ranks 16 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
13	Passos	99.4%
14	Lavras	99.4%
15	Poá	99.4%
16	Betim	99.4%
17	Caraguatatuba	99.4%
18	Araras	99.4%
19	Campo Largo	99.3%

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

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

Betim ranks 103 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
100	Jaraguá do Sul	90.8%
101	Itapetininga	90.8%
102	Maricá	90.7%
103	Betim	90.6%
104	Campos dos Goytacazes	90.6%
105	Blumenau	90.6%
106	Vila Velha	90.5%

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

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

Betim ranks 187 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
184	Suzano	85.3%
185	Santos	85.3%
186	Olinda	85.3%
187	Betim	85.2%
188	Diadema	85.2%
189	Parauapebas	85.2%
190	Chapecó	85.2%

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

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

Betim ranks 170 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
167	Caxias do Sul	6.1
168	Santos	6.1
169	Boa Vista	6.1
170	Betim	6.1
171	Bauru	6.1
172	Caruaru	6.1
173	Vitória da Conquista	6.1

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

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

Betim ranks 117 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
114	Caxias do Sul	5.2
115	Santos	5.2
116	Mauá	5.2
117	Betim	5.2
118	Diadema	5.2
119	Petrolina	5.2
120	Caruaru	5.2

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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