What share of teenagers in Botucatu are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Botucatu, 87.3% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 83rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Botucatu?

95.8% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Botucatu passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 257.4 in mathematics and 257.9 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Botucatu, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 96.6% of children aged 6 to 14 in Botucatu were attending school, the 17th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 320th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; São Paulo state: 98.3%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

96.6%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

6.7

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.0

2025

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

95.2% of children aged 4 and 5 in Botucatu attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 9th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 57.9% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 11th 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 Botucatu?

Public primary schools in Botucatu scored 6.7 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 57th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 6.3 in 2023 and 6.6 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 99.8% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Botucatu's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 243.7 in mathematics and 226.5 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 Botucatu score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Botucatu's public schools scored 5.0 on the 2025 Ideb, the 139th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 5.1 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 Botucatu?

In the 6th to 9th grades, schools run by the city of Botucatu scored 5.5 on the 2025 Ideb and schools run by São Paulo state in the city scored 4.8.

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

How Botucatu compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Botucatu ranks 304 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
301	Porto Alegre	96.7%
302	Alvorada	96.7%
303	Passo Fundo	96.7%
304	Botucatu	96.6%
305	Manaus	96.5%
306	Arapongas	96.3%
307	Cuiabá	96.3%

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

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

Botucatu ranks 9 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
6	Muriaé	96.3%
7	Macaé	96.0%
8	Bacabal	95.9%
9	Botucatu	95.2%
10	Maringá	95.1%
11	Brusque	95.0%
12	Erechim	95.0%

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

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

Botucatu ranks 83 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
80	Bagé	87.5%
81	Timon	87.4%
82	Montes Claros	87.4%
83	Botucatu	87.3%
84	Campina Grande	87.3%
85	Pouso Alegre	87.3%
86	Francisco Morato	87.3%

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

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

Botucatu ranks 57 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
54	Timon	6.7
55	Patos de Minas	6.7
56	Santana de Parnaíba	6.7
57	Botucatu	6.7
58	Itapipoca	6.7
59	Barbacena	6.7
60	Guaratinguetá	6.7

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

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

Botucatu ranks 182 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
179	Maricá	5.0
180	Nova Friburgo	5.0
181	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	5.0
182	Botucatu	5.0
183	Balneário Camboriú	5.0
184	Teófilo Otoni	5.0
185	Cachoeirinha	5.0

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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