What share of teenagers in Guarapuava are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Guarapuava, 82.3% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 38th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Guarapuava?

99.1% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Guarapuava passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 282.9 in mathematics and 273.2 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Guarapuava, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 98.8% of children aged 6 to 14 in Guarapuava were attending school, the 91st highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2265th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; Paraná state: 98.8%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

98.8%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

6.7

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.9

2025

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

83.7% of children aged 4 and 5 in Guarapuava attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 80th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 31.1% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 128th 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 Guarapuava?

Public primary schools in Guarapuava 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 53rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 6.3 in 2023 and 6.3 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 98.2% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Guarapuava's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 246.2 in mathematics and 231.2 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 Guarapuava score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Guarapuava's public schools scored 5.9 on the 2025 Ideb, the 15th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 5.3 in 2023.

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

How Guarapuava compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Guarapuava ranks 91 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
88	Paranaguá	98.9%
89	Palmas	98.8%
90	Maricá	98.8%
91	Guarapuava	98.8%
92	Sorriso	98.8%
93	Juazeiro do Norte	98.8%
94	Novo Hamburgo	98.8%

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

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

Guarapuava ranks 241 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
238	Aracaju	83.8%
239	Conselheiro Lafaiete	83.7%
240	Três Lagoas	83.7%
241	Guarapuava	83.7%
242	São Vicente	83.7%
243	Rio Verde	83.7%
244	Itu	83.7%

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

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

Guarapuava ranks 283 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
280	Jataí	82.4%
281	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	82.4%
282	Mogi das Cruzes	82.3%
283	Guarapuava	82.3%
284	Maracanaú	82.3%
285	Eunápolis	82.2%
286	Santana de Parnaíba	82.0%

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

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

Guarapuava ranks 53 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
50	Patos	6.8
51	Montes Claros	6.7
52	Criciúma	6.7
53	Guarapuava	6.7
54	Timon	6.7
55	Patos de Minas	6.7
56	Santana de Parnaíba	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)

Guarapuava ranks 15 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
12	Divinópolis	5.9
13	Rio Verde	5.9
14	Santa Bárbara D'Oeste	5.9
15	Guarapuava	5.9
16	Apucarana	5.9
17	Formosa	5.9
18	Itumbiara	5.9

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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