What share of teenagers in Petrolina are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Petrolina, 85.2% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 126th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Petrolina?

97.2% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Petrolina passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 259.4 in mathematics and 259.7 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Petrolina, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 98.3% of children aged 6 to 14 in Petrolina were attending school, the 124th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1282nd lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; Pernambuco state: 98.2%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

98.3%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

6.2

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.2

2025

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

88.6% of children aged 4 and 5 in Petrolina attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 150th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 36.2% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 147th 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 Petrolina?

Public primary schools in Petrolina 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 145th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 6.0 in 2023 and 6.2 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 99.1% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Petrolina's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 229.8 in mathematics and 217.3 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 Petrolina score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Petrolina's public schools scored 5.2 on the 2025 Ideb, the 119th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 5.2 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 Petrolina?

In the 6th to 9th grades, schools run by the city of Petrolina scored 5.2 on the 2025 Ideb and schools run by Pernambuco state in the city scored 5.1.

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

How Petrolina compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Petrolina ranks 197 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
194	Itanhaém	98.3%
195	Eunápolis	98.3%
196	Anápolis	98.3%
197	Petrolina	98.3%
198	Vitória de Santo Antão	98.3%
199	Caxias do Sul	98.3%
200	Olinda	98.3%

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

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

Petrolina ranks 150 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
147	Cametá	88.6%
148	Lages	88.6%
149	Itaituba	88.6%
150	Petrolina	88.6%
151	Embu das Artes	88.4%
152	Pindamonhangaba	88.3%
153	Itapecerica da Serra	88.3%

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

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

Petrolina ranks 195 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
192	Nossa Senhora do Socorro	85.2%
193	Nilópolis	85.2%
194	Ourinhos	85.2%
195	Petrolina	85.2%
196	Paulo Afonso	85.2%
197	Cambé	85.1%
198	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	85.1%

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

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

Petrolina ranks 145 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
142	Rio de Janeiro	6.2
143	Florianópolis	6.2
144	Carapicuíba	6.2
145	Petrolina	6.2
146	Itaquaquecetuba	6.2
147	Palmas	6.2
148	Cotia	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)

Petrolina ranks 119 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
116	Mauá	5.2
117	Betim	5.2
118	Diadema	5.2
119	Petrolina	5.2
120	Caruaru	5.2
121	Suzano	5.2
122	Taboão da Serra	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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