What share of teenagers in Foz do Iguaçu are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Foz do Iguaçu, 85.6% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 154th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Foz do Iguaçu?

99.2% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Foz do Iguaçu passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 277.4 in mathematics and 276.3 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 98.3% of children aged 6 to 14 in Foz do Iguaçu were attending school, the 120th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1264th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; Paraná state: 98.8%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

98.3%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

7.7

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.8

2025

How many young children in Foz do Iguaçu attend pre-school or crèche?

87.2% of children aged 4 and 5 in Foz do Iguaçu attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 145th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 33.6% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 148th 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 Foz do Iguaçu?

Public primary schools in Foz do Iguaçu scored 7.7 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 3rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 7.4 in 2023 and 7.1 in 2019.

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

How do 5th-graders in Foz do Iguaçu do in the Saeb tests?

In 2025, 97.5% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Foz do Iguaçu's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 278.6 in mathematics and 251.5 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 Foz do Iguaçu score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Foz do Iguaçu's public schools scored 5.8 on the 2025 Ideb, the 23rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 5.6 in 2023.

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

How Foz do Iguaçu compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Foz do Iguaçu ranks 201 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
198	Vitória de Santo Antão	98.3%
199	Caxias do Sul	98.3%
200	Olinda	98.3%
201	Foz do Iguaçu	98.3%
202	Cachoeirinha	98.3%
203	Araraquara	98.3%
204	Rio Verde	98.3%

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

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

Foz do Iguaçu ranks 176 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
173	Teresópolis	87.3%
174	Pinhais	87.3%
175	Jandira	87.2%
176	Foz do Iguaçu	87.2%
177	Umuarama	87.1%
178	Camaragibe	87.1%
179	Mogi das Cruzes	87.0%

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

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

Foz do Iguaçu ranks 167 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
164	Rio das Ostras	85.7%
165	Fazenda Rio Grande	85.7%
166	Belo Horizonte	85.7%
167	Foz do Iguaçu	85.6%
168	Paragominas	85.6%
169	Itabaiana	85.6%
170	Patos	85.6%

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

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

Foz do Iguaçu ranks 3 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
1	Sobral	9.6
2	Rio Verde	8.1
3	Foz do Iguaçu	7.7
4	Indaiatuba	7.5
5	Maringá	7.4
6	Atibaia	7.4
7	Apucarana	7.4

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

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

Foz do Iguaçu ranks 23 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
20	Goiânia	5.8
21	Joinville	5.8
22	Londrina	5.8
23	Foz do Iguaçu	5.8
24	Americana	5.8
25	Trindade	5.8
26	Erechim	5.8

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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