What share of teenagers in Várzea Paulista are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Várzea Paulista, 85.0% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 120th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Várzea Paulista?

98.2% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Várzea Paulista passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 258.0 in mathematics and 261.2 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Várzea Paulista, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 95.6% of children aged 6 to 14 in Várzea Paulista were attending school, the 5th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 180th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; São Paulo state: 98.3%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

95.6%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

6.5

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.2

2025

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

81.5% of children aged 4 and 5 in Várzea Paulista attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 58th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 30.0% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 114th 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 Várzea Paulista?

Public primary schools in Várzea Paulista scored 6.5 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 98th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 6.3 in 2023 and 6.8 in 2019.

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

How do 5th-graders in Várzea Paulista do in the Saeb tests?

In 2025, 100.0% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Várzea Paulista's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 235.0 in mathematics and 224.1 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 Várzea Paulista score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Várzea Paulista's public schools scored 5.2 on the 2025 Ideb, the 137th 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 Várzea Paulista compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Várzea Paulista ranks 316 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
313	Porto Velho	95.9%
314	Macapá	95.9%
315	São Leopoldo	95.6%
316	Várzea Paulista	95.6%
317	Itacoatiara	95.6%
318	Jandira	94.5%
319	Boa Vista	94.2%

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

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

Várzea Paulista ranks 263 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
260	Araruama	81.6%
261	Parauapebas	81.6%
262	Caxias do Sul	81.6%
263	Várzea Paulista	81.5%
264	Sinop	81.4%
265	Pelotas	81.3%
266	Balsas	81.2%

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

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

Várzea Paulista ranks 201 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
198	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	85.1%
199	Votorantim	85.1%
200	Poá	85.0%
201	Várzea Paulista	85.0%
202	Ponta Grossa	85.0%
203	São José	85.0%
204	Lauro de Freitas	85.0%

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

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

Várzea Paulista ranks 98 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
95	Bento Gonçalves	6.5
96	Colatina	6.5
97	Araguari	6.5
98	Várzea Paulista	6.5
99	Jataí	6.5
100	Lavras	6.5
101	Manaus	6.4

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

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

Várzea Paulista ranks 137 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
134	Guarapari	5.2
135	Almirante Tamandaré	5.2
136	Piraquara	5.2
137	Várzea Paulista	5.2
138	Paulo Afonso	5.2
139	Paulínia	5.2
140	Maranguape	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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