What share of teenagers in Niterói are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Niterói, 89.8% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 24th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Niterói?

89.1% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Niterói passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 238.3 in mathematics and 244.3 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Niterói, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 98.3% of children aged 6 to 14 in Niterói were attending school, the 132nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1343rd lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; Rio de Janeiro state: 98.2%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

98.3%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

5.5

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

4.2

2025

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

90.0% of children aged 4 and 5 in Niterói attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 116th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 44.6% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 75th 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 Niterói?

Public primary schools in Niterói scored 5.5 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 57th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 5.0 in 2023 and 5.5 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 95.0% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Niterói's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 215.1 in mathematics and 205.9 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 Niterói score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Niterói's public schools scored 4.2 on the 2025 Ideb, the 30th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 3.7 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 Niterói?

In the 6th to 9th grades, schools run by the city of Niterói scored 4.3 on the 2025 Ideb and schools run by Rio de Janeiro state in the city scored 4.2.

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

How Niterói compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Niterói ranks 189 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
186	Almirante Tamandaré	98.4%
187	Serra	98.3%
188	Birigui	98.3%
189	Niterói	98.3%
190	Barreiras	98.3%
191	Codó	98.3%
192	Caucaia	98.3%

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

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

Niterói ranks 116 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
113	Timon	90.0%
114	Colatina	90.0%
115	Imperatriz	90.0%
116	Niterói	90.0%
117	Osasco	90.0%
118	Franco da Rocha	90.0%
119	Araguaína	89.8%

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

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

Niterói ranks 24 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
21	Vitória	90.0%
22	Lavras	89.8%
23	Barcarena	89.8%
24	Niterói	89.8%
25	Americana	89.6%
26	Jaraguá do Sul	89.5%
27	Assis	89.5%

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

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

Niterói ranks 264 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
261	Camboriú	5.6
262	Manacapuru	5.6
263	Jaboatão dos Guararapes	5.5
264	Niterói	5.5
265	Canoas	5.5
266	Marabá	5.5
267	Juazeiro	5.5

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

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

Niterói ranks 291 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
288	Itabaiana	4.3
289	Duque de Caxias	4.2
290	Campos dos Goytacazes	4.2
291	Niterói	4.2
292	Juazeiro	4.2
293	Magé	4.2
294	Nilópolis	4.2

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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