What share of teenagers in Jaú are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Jaú, 89.0% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 39th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Jaú?

97.4% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Jaú passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 260.1 in mathematics and 261.9 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Jaú, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 98.9% of children aged 6 to 14 in Jaú were attending school, the 79th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2424th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; São Paulo state: 98.3%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

98.9%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

6.6

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.2

2025

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

91.3% of children aged 4 and 5 in Jaú attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 85th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 30.9% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 127th 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 Jaú?

Public primary schools in Jaú scored 6.6 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 81st highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 6.4 in 2023 and 6.6 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 100.0% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Jaú's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 236.3 in mathematics and 224.8 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 Jaú score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Jaú's public schools scored 5.2 on the 2025 Ideb, the 133rd highest 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 Jaú?

In the 6th to 9th grades, schools run by the city of Jaú scored 5.2 on the 2025 Ideb and schools run by São Paulo state in the city scored 5.2.

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

How Jaú compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Jaú ranks 79 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
76	Rondonópolis	99.0%
77	Muriaé	99.0%
78	Poços de Caldas	98.9%
79	Jaú	98.9%
80	Guaratinguetá	98.9%
81	Mauá	98.9%
82	Magé	98.9%

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

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

Jaú ranks 85 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
82	Varginha	91.4%
83	Açailândia	91.4%
84	Birigui	91.4%
85	Jaú	91.3%
86	Barueri	91.3%
87	Chapecó	91.3%
88	Santo André	91.3%

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

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

Jaú ranks 39 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
36	Varginha	89.2%
37	Praia Grande	89.1%
38	Catanduva	89.1%
39	Jaú	89.0%
40	Erechim	88.8%
41	Paulínia	88.8%
42	Açailândia	88.8%

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

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

Jaú ranks 81 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
78	Nova Friburgo	6.6
79	Pindamonhangaba	6.6
80	Brusque	6.6
81	Jaú	6.6
82	Santa Cruz do Sul	6.6
83	Crato	6.6
84	Coronel Fabriciano	6.6

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

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

Jaú ranks 133 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
130	Paranaguá	5.2
131	Garanhuns	5.2
132	Varginha	5.2
133	Jaú	5.2
134	Guarapari	5.2
135	Almirante Tamandaré	5.2
136	Piraquara	5.2

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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