What share of teenagers in Palmas are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Palmas, 84.0% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 79th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Palmas?

97.5% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Palmas passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 255.3 in mathematics and 256.9 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Palmas, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 98.8% of children aged 6 to 14 in Palmas were attending school, the 89th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2281st lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; Tocantins state: 98.7%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

98.8%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

6.2

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.1

2025

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

89.0% of children aged 4 and 5 in Palmas attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 142nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 35.8% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 150th 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 Palmas?

Public primary schools in Palmas 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 147th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 6.2 in 2023 and 6.5 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 99.8% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Palmas' public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 226.7 in mathematics and 215.3 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 Palmas score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Palmas' public schools scored 5.1 on the 2025 Ideb, the 153rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 5.4 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 Palmas?

In the 6th to 9th grades, schools run by the city of Palmas scored 5.2 on the 2025 Ideb and schools run by Tocantins state in the city scored 4.9.

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

How Palmas compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Palmas ranks 89 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
86	Novo Gama	98.9%
87	Timon	98.9%
88	Paranaguá	98.9%
89	Palmas	98.8%
90	Maricá	98.8%
91	Guarapuava	98.8%
92	Sorriso	98.8%

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

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

Palmas ranks 142 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
139	Ituiutaba	89.2%
140	Serra	89.1%
141	Barbacena	89.0%
142	Palmas	89.0%
143	Resende	88.9%
144	Itumbiara	88.9%
145	Santa Luzia	88.8%

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

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

Palmas ranks 242 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
239	Novo Gama	84.0%
240	Trindade	84.0%
241	Maceió	84.0%
242	Palmas	84.0%
243	Arapongas	84.0%
244	Ribeirão Preto	83.9%
245	Barretos	83.9%

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

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

Palmas ranks 147 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
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
150	Novo Hamburgo	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)

Palmas ranks 153 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
150	Rio Branco	5.1
151	Praia Grande	5.1
152	Uberaba	5.1
153	Palmas	5.1
154	Juazeiro do Norte	5.1
155	Sumaré	5.1
156	Rondonópolis	5.1

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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