What share of teenagers in Limeira are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Limeira, 80.3% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 20th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Limeira?

98.2% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Limeira passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 270.3 in mathematics and 268.7 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Limeira, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 98.8% of children aged 6 to 14 in Limeira were attending school, the 96th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2226th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; São Paulo state: 98.3%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

98.8%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

7.1

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.6

2025

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

93.9% of children aged 4 and 5 in Limeira attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 24th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 52.6% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 24th 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 Limeira?

Public primary schools in Limeira scored 7.1 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 18th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 7.0 in 2023 and 7.3 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 99.9% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Limeira's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 255.0 in mathematics and 237.1 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 Limeira score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Limeira's public schools scored 5.6 on the 2025 Ideb, the 45th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 5.6 in 2023.

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

How Limeira compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Limeira ranks 96 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
93	Juazeiro do Norte	98.8%
94	Novo Hamburgo	98.8%
95	Uberlândia	98.8%
96	Limeira	98.8%
97	Maracanaú	98.8%
98	Teresina	98.8%
99	Santa Luzia	98.8%

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

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

Limeira ranks 24 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
21	Santana de Parnaíba	94.0%
22	São Carlos	94.0%
23	Sorriso	93.9%
24	Limeira	93.9%
25	Araraquara	93.8%
26	Piracicaba	93.8%
27	Belo Horizonte	93.7%

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

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

Limeira ranks 301 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
298	Senador Canedo	80.7%
299	Itumbiara	80.7%
300	Aparecida de Goiânia	80.5%
301	Limeira	80.3%
302	Novo Hamburgo	80.2%
303	Cuiabá	80.2%
304	Passo Fundo	80.2%

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

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

Limeira ranks 18 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
15	São Caetano do Sul	7.2
16	Itatiba	7.2
17	Jundiaí	7.1
18	Limeira	7.1
19	São Carlos	7.1
20	Marília	7.1
21	Campo Largo	7.1

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

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

Limeira ranks 45 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
42	Piracicaba	5.6
43	Ponta Grossa	5.6
44	Franca	5.6
45	Limeira	5.6
46	São Carlos	5.6
47	Colombo	5.6
48	Timon	5.6

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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