What share of teenagers in Paranaguá are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Paranaguá, 85.3% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 139th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Paranaguá?

97.6% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Paranaguá passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 258.6 in mathematics and 261.7 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Paranaguá, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 98.9% of children aged 6 to 14 in Paranaguá were attending school, the 88th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2287th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; Paraná state: 98.8%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

98.9%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

5.8

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.2

2025

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

85.1% of children aged 4 and 5 in Paranaguá attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 98th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 24.2% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 71st 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 Paranaguá?

Public primary schools in Paranaguá scored 5.8 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 90th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 5.5 in 2023 and 6.0 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 94.7% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Paranaguá's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 225.5 in mathematics and 212.5 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 Paranaguá score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Paranaguá's public schools scored 5.2 on the 2025 Ideb, the 130th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 5.1 in 2023.

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

How Paranaguá compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Paranaguá ranks 88 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
85	Rio Claro	98.9%
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%

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

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

Paranaguá ranks 223 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
220	Itabuna	85.4%
221	João Pessoa	85.2%
222	Recife	85.1%
223	Paranaguá	85.1%
224	Barreiras	85.1%
225	Brasília	85.0%
226	Guarujá	85.0%

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

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

Paranaguá ranks 182 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
179	Feira de Santana	85.5%
180	Maranguape	85.4%
181	São Leopoldo	85.4%
182	Paranaguá	85.3%
183	Paço do Lumiar	85.3%
184	Suzano	85.3%
185	Santos	85.3%

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

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

Paranaguá ranks 231 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
228	Lages	5.8
229	Parnaíba	5.8
230	Camaragibe	5.8
231	Paranaguá	5.8
232	Araruama	5.8
233	Jandira	5.8
234	Itacoatiara	5.8

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

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

Paranaguá ranks 130 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
127	Sete Lagoas	5.2
128	Itu	5.2
129	Poços de Caldas	5.2
130	Paranaguá	5.2
131	Garanhuns	5.2
132	Varginha	5.2
133	Jaú	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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