What share of teenagers in Itaquaquecetuba are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Itaquaquecetuba, 83.1% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 52nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Itaquaquecetuba?

96.5% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Itaquaquecetuba passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 242.5 in mathematics and 247.4 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Itaquaquecetuba, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 98.5% of children aged 6 to 14 in Itaquaquecetuba were attending school, the 148th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1553rd lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; São Paulo state: 98.3%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

98.5%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

6.2

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

4.7

2025

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

86.4% of children aged 4 and 5 in Itaquaquecetuba attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 126th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 39.2% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 116th 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 Itaquaquecetuba?

Public primary schools in Itaquaquecetuba scored 6.2 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 146th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 5.9 in 2023 and 5.6 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 100.0% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Itaquaquecetuba's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 228.4 in mathematics and 214.6 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 Itaquaquecetuba score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Itaquaquecetuba's public schools scored 4.7 on the 2025 Ideb, the 87th 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

How Itaquaquecetuba compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Itaquaquecetuba ranks 173 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
170	São José de Ribamar	98.5%
171	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	98.5%
172	Londrina	98.5%
173	Itaquaquecetuba	98.5%
174	São Luís	98.5%
175	Castanhal	98.5%
176	Planaltina	98.5%

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

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

Itaquaquecetuba ranks 195 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
192	Colombo	86.5%
193	Barra Mansa	86.5%
194	Ribeirão das Neves	86.4%
195	Itaquaquecetuba	86.4%
196	Jequié	86.4%
197	Guarulhos	86.4%
198	Cambé	86.3%

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

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

Itaquaquecetuba ranks 269 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
266	Simões Filho	83.2%
267	Osasco	83.2%
268	Araraquara	83.1%
269	Itaquaquecetuba	83.1%
270	Alvorada	83.0%
271	Guarapari	83.0%
272	Linhares	82.9%

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

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

Itaquaquecetuba ranks 146 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
143	Florianópolis	6.2
144	Carapicuíba	6.2
145	Petrolina	6.2
146	Itaquaquecetuba	6.2
147	Palmas	6.2
148	Cotia	6.2
149	Taboão da Serra	6.2

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

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

Itaquaquecetuba ranks 234 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
231	Paragominas	4.8
232	Brasília	4.7
233	Porto Alegre	4.7
234	Itaquaquecetuba	4.7
235	Várzea Grande	4.7
236	Imperatriz	4.7
237	Marabá	4.7

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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