What share of teenagers in Itajaí are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Itajaí, 83.5% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 69th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Itajaí?

95.5% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Itajaí passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 255.8 in mathematics and 259.3 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Itajaí, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 99.1% of children aged 6 to 14 in Itajaí were attending school, the 42nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2652nd highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; Santa Catarina state: 98.6%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

99.1%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

6.0

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.0

2025

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

92.5% of children aged 4 and 5 in Itajaí attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 56th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 56.6% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 15th 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 Itajaí?

Public primary schools in Itajaí 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 128th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 6.2 in 2023 and 6.5 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 96.9% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Itajaí's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 225.6 in mathematics and 214.7 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 Itajaí score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Itajaí's public schools scored 5.0 on the 2025 Ideb, the 147th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 5.2 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 Itajaí?

In the 6th to 9th grades, schools run by the city of Itajaí 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 Itajaí compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Itajaí ranks 42 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
39	Sete Lagoas	99.2%
40	Sabará	99.2%
41	Cascavel	99.2%
42	Itajaí	99.1%
43	Itabaiana	99.1%
44	Bauru	99.1%
45	Ponta Grossa	99.1%

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

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

Itajaí ranks 56 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
53	Barretos	92.7%
54	Cubatão	92.6%
55	Patos	92.6%
56	Itajaí	92.5%
57	Itatiba	92.5%
58	Bento Gonçalves	92.4%
59	Divinópolis	92.4%

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

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

Itajaí ranks 252 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
249	Marabá	83.6%
250	Rondonópolis	83.6%
251	Sapucaia do Sul	83.6%
252	Itajaí	83.5%
253	Mesquita	83.5%
254	São José de Ribamar	83.5%
255	Bento Gonçalves	83.5%

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

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

Itajaí ranks 193 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
190	Serra	6.0
191	Campina Grande	6.0
192	Uberaba	6.0
193	Itajaí	6.0
194	Palhoça	6.0
195	Araguaína	6.0
196	Barra Mansa	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)

Itajaí ranks 174 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
171	Contagem	5.0
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

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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