What share of teenagers in Muriaé are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Muriaé, 89.4% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 32nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Muriaé?

97.1% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Muriaé passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 274.0 in mathematics and 276.6 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Muriaé, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 99.0% of children aged 6 to 14 in Muriaé were attending school, the 77th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2522nd lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; Minas Gerais state: 98.8%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

99.0%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

6.6

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.7

2025

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

96.3% of children aged 4 and 5 in Muriaé attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 6th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 34.8% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 157th 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 Muriaé?

Public primary schools in Muriaé 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 85th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 6.5 in 2023 and 6.7 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 98.9% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Muriaé's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 242.6 in mathematics and 226.6 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 Muriaé score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Muriaé's public schools scored 5.7 on the 2025 Ideb, the 40th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 5.3 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 Muriaé?

In the 6th to 9th grades, schools run by the city of Muriaé scored 5.4 on the 2025 Ideb and schools run by Minas Gerais state in the city scored 5.9.

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

How Muriaé compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Muriaé ranks 77 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
74	Ribeirão das Neves	99.0%
75	Parnamirim	99.0%
76	Rondonópolis	99.0%
77	Muriaé	99.0%
78	Poços de Caldas	98.9%
79	Jaú	98.9%
80	Guaratinguetá	98.9%

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

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

Muriaé ranks 6 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
3	Sobral	96.7%
4	Rio Claro	96.6%
5	Vitória	96.5%
6	Muriaé	96.3%
7	Macaé	96.0%
8	Bacabal	95.9%
9	Botucatu	95.2%

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

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

Muriaé ranks 32 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
29	Mossoró	89.5%
30	Sertãozinho	89.5%
31	Santa Bárbara D'Oeste	89.5%
32	Muriaé	89.4%
33	Teresina	89.4%
34	Marituba	89.3%
35	Santa Cruz do Sul	89.2%

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

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

Muriaé ranks 85 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
82	Santa Cruz do Sul	6.6
83	Crato	6.6
84	Coronel Fabriciano	6.6
85	Muriaé	6.6
86	São José	6.5
87	Governador Valadares	6.5
88	Embu das Artes	6.5

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

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

Muriaé ranks 40 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
37	Birigui	5.7
38	Sarandi	5.7
39	Catalão	5.7
40	Muriaé	5.7
41	Jundiaí	5.6
42	Piracicaba	5.6
43	Ponta Grossa	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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