What share of teenagers in São Bernardo do Campo are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in São Bernardo do Campo, 86.8% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 110th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in São Bernardo do Campo?

97.1% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in São Bernardo do Campo passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 263.3 in mathematics and 268.9 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 98.2% of children aged 6 to 14 in São Bernardo do Campo were attending school, the 113th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1216th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; São Paulo state: 98.3%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

98.2%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

6.8

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.4

2025

How many young children in São Bernardo do Campo attend pre-school or crèche?

93.4% of children aged 4 and 5 in São Bernardo do Campo attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 39th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 50.3% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 37th 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 São Bernardo do Campo?

Public primary schools in São Bernardo do Campo scored 6.8 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 41st highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 6.7 in 2023 and 6.9 in 2019.

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

How do 5th-graders in São Bernardo do Campo do in the Saeb tests?

In 2025, 98.2% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of São Bernardo do Campo's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 247.8 in mathematics and 232.8 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 São Bernardo do Campo score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), São Bernardo do Campo's public schools scored 5.4 on the 2025 Ideb, the 72nd 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

How São Bernardo do Campo compares with other cities in Brazil

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

São Bernardo do Campo ranks 208 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
205	Teresópolis	98.3%
206	Ipatinga	98.3%
207	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	98.3%
208	São Bernardo do Campo	98.2%
209	Santo André	98.2%
210	Marabá	98.2%
211	Marituba	98.2%

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

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

São Bernardo do Campo ranks 39 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
36	Lavras	93.5%
37	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	93.4%
38	Poá	93.4%
39	São Bernardo do Campo	93.4%
40	Marília	93.4%
41	Catanduva	93.4%
42	São José dos Campos	93.3%

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

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

São Bernardo do Campo ranks 110 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
107	Maringá	86.9%
108	Itaguaí	86.8%
109	Cametá	86.8%
110	São Bernardo do Campo	86.8%
111	São Carlos	86.8%
112	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	86.8%
113	Uberlândia	86.8%

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

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

São Bernardo do Campo ranks 41 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
38	Salto	6.9
39	Itumbiara	6.9
40	Teresina	6.8
41	São Bernardo do Campo	6.8
42	Maracanaú	6.8
43	Divinópolis	6.8
44	Ipatinga	6.8

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

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

São Bernardo do Campo ranks 72 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
69	Lavras	5.5
70	Coronel Fabriciano	5.5
71	Ubá	5.5
72	São Bernardo do Campo	5.4
73	Uberlândia	5.4
74	Montes Claros	5.4
75	Blumenau	5.4

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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