What share of teenagers in Parauapebas are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Parauapebas, 85.2% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 132nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Parauapebas?

95.6% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Parauapebas passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 237.7 in mathematics and 245.9 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Parauapebas, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 98.8% of children aged 6 to 14 in Parauapebas were attending school, the 103rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2178th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; Pará state: 97.5%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

98.8%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

5.4

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

4.5

2025

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

81.6% of children aged 4 and 5 in Parauapebas attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 60th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 17.2% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 21st 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 Parauapebas?

Public primary schools in Parauapebas scored 5.4 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 46th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 5.2 in 2023 and 5.6 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 98.6% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Parauapebas' public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 204.9 in mathematics and 199.8 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 Parauapebas score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Parauapebas' public schools scored 4.5 on the 2025 Ideb, the 47th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 4.5 in 2023.

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

How Parauapebas compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Parauapebas ranks 103 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
100	Barueri	98.8%
101	Conselheiro Lafaiete	98.8%
102	Cotia	98.8%
103	Parauapebas	98.8%
104	Chapecó	98.8%
105	Itapecerica da Serra	98.8%
106	Catanduva	98.8%

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

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

Parauapebas ranks 261 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
258	Campo Grande	81.7%
259	Olinda	81.7%
260	Araruama	81.6%
261	Parauapebas	81.6%
262	Caxias do Sul	81.6%
263	Várzea Paulista	81.5%
264	Sinop	81.4%

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

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

Parauapebas ranks 189 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
186	Olinda	85.3%
187	Betim	85.2%
188	Diadema	85.2%
189	Parauapebas	85.2%
190	Chapecó	85.2%
191	Manaus	85.2%
192	Nossa Senhora do Socorro	85.2%

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

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

Parauapebas ranks 275 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
272	Vitória de Santo Antão	5.5
273	Balsas	5.5
274	Porto Alegre	5.4
275	Parauapebas	5.4
276	Dourados	5.4
277	Nossa Senhora do Socorro	5.4
278	Almirante Tamandaré	5.4

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

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

Parauapebas ranks 274 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
271	Porto Velho	4.5
272	Macapá	4.5
273	Pelotas	4.5
274	Parauapebas	4.5
275	Mossoró	4.5
276	Macaé	4.5
277	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	4.5

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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