What share of teenagers in Chapecó are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Chapecó, 85.2% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 131st lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Chapecó?

93.3% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Chapecó passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 257.5 in mathematics and 262.7 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Chapecó, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 98.8% of children aged 6 to 14 in Chapecó were attending school, the 104th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2159th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; Santa Catarina state: 98.6%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

98.8%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

6.4

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.0

2025

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

91.3% of children aged 4 and 5 in Chapecó attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 87th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 46.1% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 63rd 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 Chapecó?

Public primary schools in Chapecó scored 6.4 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 106th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 6.1 in 2023 and 6.4 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 99.0% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Chapecó's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 233.4 in mathematics and 220.5 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 Chapecó score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Chapecó's public schools scored 5.0 on the 2025 Ideb, the 146th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 4.8 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 Chapecó?

In the 6th to 9th grades, schools run by the city of Chapecó scored 5.1 on the 2025 Ideb and schools run by Santa Catarina state in the city scored 4.9.

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

How Chapecó compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Chapecó ranks 104 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
101	Conselheiro Lafaiete	98.8%
102	Cotia	98.8%
103	Parauapebas	98.8%
104	Chapecó	98.8%
105	Itapecerica da Serra	98.8%
106	Catanduva	98.8%
107	Lagarto	98.8%

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

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

Chapecó ranks 87 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
84	Birigui	91.4%
85	Jaú	91.3%
86	Barueri	91.3%
87	Chapecó	91.3%
88	Santo André	91.3%
89	Ribeirão Pires	91.1%
90	São Paulo	91.0%

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

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

Chapecó ranks 190 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
187	Betim	85.2%
188	Diadema	85.2%
189	Parauapebas	85.2%
190	Chapecó	85.2%
191	Manaus	85.2%
192	Nossa Senhora do Socorro	85.2%
193	Nilópolis	85.2%

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

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

Chapecó ranks 106 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
103	Mogi das Cruzes	6.4
104	Vitória	6.4
105	Taubaté	6.4
106	Chapecó	6.4
107	Colombo	6.4
108	Sete Lagoas	6.4
109	Maricá	6.4

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

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

Chapecó ranks 175 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
172	Vitória da Conquista	5.0
173	Gravataí	5.0
174	Itajaí	5.0
175	Chapecó	5.0
176	Embu das Artes	5.0
177	São José de Ribamar	5.0
178	Palhoça	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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