What share of teenagers in Itapetininga are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Itapetininga, 84.7% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 103rd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Itapetininga?

97.7% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Itapetininga passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 263.6 in mathematics and 268.1 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Itapetininga, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 99.1% of children aged 6 to 14 in Itapetininga were attending school, the 52nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2781st highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; São Paulo state: 98.3%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

99.1%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

6.4

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.4

2025

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

90.8% of children aged 4 and 5 in Itapetininga attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 101st highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 39.9% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 111th 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 Itapetininga?

Public primary schools in Itapetininga 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 111th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 6.4 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 Itapetininga do in the Saeb tests?

In 2025, 99.3% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Itapetininga's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 236.8 in mathematics and 220.7 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 Itapetininga score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Itapetininga's public schools scored 5.4 on the 2025 Ideb, the 82nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 5.5 in 2023.

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

How Itapetininga compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Itapetininga ranks 52 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
49	Itatiba	99.1%
50	Itumbiara	99.1%
51	Assis	99.1%
52	Itapetininga	99.1%
53	Fazenda Rio Grande	99.1%
54	São José dos Pinhais	99.1%
55	Barra Mansa	99.1%

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

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

Itapetininga ranks 101 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
98	Uberaba	90.8%
99	Tubarão	90.8%
100	Jaraguá do Sul	90.8%
101	Itapetininga	90.8%
102	Maricá	90.7%
103	Betim	90.6%
104	Campos dos Goytacazes	90.6%

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

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

Itapetininga ranks 218 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
215	Porto Alegre	84.7%
216	Ibirité	84.7%
217	Parnaíba	84.7%
218	Itapetininga	84.7%
219	Sumaré	84.6%
220	Almirante Tamandaré	84.6%
221	Teixeira de Freitas	84.6%

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

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

Itapetininga ranks 111 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
108	Sete Lagoas	6.4
109	Maricá	6.4
110	Bragança Paulista	6.4
111	Itapetininga	6.4
112	Pouso Alegre	6.4
113	Fazenda Rio Grande	6.4
114	Caraguatatuba	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)

Itapetininga ranks 82 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
79	Presidente Prudente	5.4
80	Rio Claro	5.4
81	Bragança Paulista	5.4
82	Itapetininga	5.4
83	Santana de Parnaíba	5.4
84	Brusque	5.4
85	Crato	5.4

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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