What share of teenagers in Varginha are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Varginha, 89.2% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 36th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Varginha?

97.5% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Varginha passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 256.1 in mathematics and 264.5 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Varginha, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 99.8% of children aged 6 to 14 in Varginha were attending school, the highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1077th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; Minas Gerais state: 98.8%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

99.8%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

6.2

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.2

2025

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

91.4% of children aged 4 and 5 in Varginha attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 82nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 38.4% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 128th 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 Varginha?

Public primary schools in Varginha 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 156th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 5.9 in 2023 and 6.4 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 98.4% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Varginha's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 230.6 in mathematics and 216.2 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 Varginha score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Varginha's public schools scored 5.2 on the 2025 Ideb, the 132nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 4.7 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 Varginha?

In the 6th to 9th grades, schools run by the city of Varginha scored 5.5 on the 2025 Ideb and schools run by Minas Gerais state in the city scored 5.1.

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

How Varginha compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Varginha ranks 1 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
1	Varginha	99.8%
2	Pindamonhangaba	99.8%
3	Erechim	99.7%
4	Toledo	99.7%
5	Araxá	99.6%
6	Patos	99.6%
7	Santa Cruz do Sul	99.6%

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

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

Varginha ranks 82 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
79	Criciúma	91.6%
80	Parnaíba	91.6%
81	Ubá	91.4%
82	Varginha	91.4%
83	Açailândia	91.4%
84	Birigui	91.4%
85	Jaú	91.3%

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

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

Varginha ranks 36 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
33	Teresina	89.4%
34	Marituba	89.3%
35	Santa Cruz do Sul	89.2%
36	Varginha	89.2%
37	Praia Grande	89.1%
38	Catanduva	89.1%
39	Jaú	89.0%

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

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

Varginha ranks 156 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
153	Linhares	6.2
154	Francisco Morato	6.2
155	Rio das Ostras	6.2
156	Varginha	6.2
157	Três Lagoas	6.2
158	Marituba	6.2
159	Tubarão	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)

Varginha ranks 132 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
129	Poços de Caldas	5.2
130	Paranaguá	5.2
131	Garanhuns	5.2
132	Varginha	5.2
133	Jaú	5.2
134	Guarapari	5.2
135	Almirante Tamandaré	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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