What share of teenagers in Votorantim are in school?

Among young people aged 15 to 17 in Votorantim, 85.1% were attending school or college at the 2022 census, the 122nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 85.2%).

What share of pupils pass the school year in Votorantim?

96.9% of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of public schools in Votorantim passed the 2025 school year (Brazil: 95.7%); 9th-graders averaged 267.6 in mathematics and 266.4 in Portuguese on the Saeb tests (Brazil: 256.2 and 258.1).

Education in Votorantim, Brazil: official figures

At the 2022 census 98.6% of children aged 6 to 14 in Votorantim were attending school, the 149th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1754th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 98.3%; São Paulo state: 98.3%).

Children aged 6-14 attending school

98.6%

2022

Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade

6.5

2025

Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade

5.4

2025

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

93.5% of children aged 4 and 5 in Votorantim attended pre-school or school in 2022 (the 32nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 86.7%), and 47.4% of children under 4 attended a crèche or school (the 53rd 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 Votorantim?

Public primary schools in Votorantim 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 93rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 6.1). The score was 6.4 in 2023 and 6.7 in 2019.

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

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

In 2025, 99.6% of pupils in the 1st to 5th grades of Votorantim's public schools passed the school year (Brazil: 98.0%), and 5th-graders averaged 237.3 in mathematics and 219.8 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 Votorantim score for 6th to 9th grade?

For the later years of primary school (6th to 9th grade), Votorantim's public schools scored 5.4 on the 2025 Ideb, the 87th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil's public schools: 5.0), against 5.5 in 2023.

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

How Votorantim compares with other cities in Brazil

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

Votorantim ranks 149 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 6-14 attending school (%)
146	Coronel Fabriciano	98.6%
147	Aracaju	98.6%
148	Imperatriz	98.6%
149	Votorantim	98.6%
150	Bento Gonçalves	98.6%
151	Jundiaí	98.6%
152	Lages	98.6%

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

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

Votorantim ranks 32 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Children aged 4-5 attending pre-school or school (%)
29	Taubaté	93.6%
30	Volta Redonda	93.6%
31	Presidente Prudente	93.6%
32	Votorantim	93.5%
33	São Gonçalo do Amarante	93.5%
34	Pouso Alegre	93.5%
35	Araras	93.5%

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

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

Votorantim ranks 199 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Young people aged 15-17 attending school (%)
196	Paulo Afonso	85.2%
197	Cambé	85.1%
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%

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

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

Votorantim ranks 93 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 1st-5th grade
90	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	6.5
91	Itu	6.5
92	Araucária	6.5
93	Votorantim	6.5
94	Valinhos	6.5
95	Bento Gonçalves	6.5
96	Colatina	6.5

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

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

Votorantim ranks 87 of 320, highest first.

Rank	City	Ideb, public schools, 6th-9th grade
84	Brusque	5.4
85	Crato	5.4
86	Araras	5.4
87	Votorantim	5.4
88	Barretos	5.4
89	Colatina	5.4
90	Guaratinguetá	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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