What share of teenagers in Contagem are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Contagem, 88.2% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 56th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Contagem?

95.3% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Contagem passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 254.2 in mathematics and 260.7 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Contagem, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 98.7% of children aged 6 to 14 in Contagem were attending school, the 125th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1965th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; Minas Gerais state: 98.8%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

98.7%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

6.0

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.0

2025

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

88.6% of children aged 4 and 5 in Contagem attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 146th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 30.8% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 126th 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 Contagem?

Public primary schools in Contagem scored 6.0 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 132nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 5.6 in 2023 and 6.0 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 98.0% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Contagem's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 223.5 in mathematics and 212.8 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 Contagem score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Contagem's public schools scored 5.0 on the 2025 Ideb, the 150th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 4.6 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 Contagem?

In the 6th to 9th grades, schools run by the city of Contagem scored 4.8 on the 2025 Ideb and schools run by Minas Gerais state in the city scored 5.4.

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

How Contagem compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Contagem ranks 125 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
122	Diadema	98.7%
123	Itaboraí	98.7%
124	São Pedro da Aldeia	98.7%
125	Contagem	98.7%
126	Piracicaba	98.7%
127	Francisco Morato	98.7%
128	Alagoinhas	98.7%

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

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

Contagem ranks 146 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
143	Resende	88.9%
144	Itumbiara	88.9%
145	Santa Luzia	88.8%
146	Contagem	88.6%
147	Cametá	88.6%
148	Lages	88.6%
149	Itaituba	88.6%

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

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

Contagem ranks 56 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
53	Crato	88.2%
54	Araçatuba	88.2%
55	Formosa	88.2%
56	Contagem	88.2%
57	Uruguaiana	88.1%
58	Mauá	88.1%
59	Ilhéus	88.0%

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

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

Contagem ranks 189 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
186	Ituiutaba	6.1
187	Brasília	6.0
188	São Luís	6.0
189	Contagem	6.0
190	Serra	6.0
191	Campina Grande	6.0
192	Uberaba	6.0

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

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

Contagem ranks 171 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
168	São Paulo	5.0
169	Belém	5.0
170	Campinas	5.0
171	Contagem	5.0
172	Vitória da Conquista	5.0
173	Gravataí	5.0
174	Itajaí	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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