Education in Acre, Brazil: official figures
Schools in Acre scored 6.3 out of 10 on the Ideb basic education index for the early primary years (grades 1 to 5) in 2025, joint 10th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 6.3); the score was 5.8 in 2023 and 3.4 in 2005.
What is the Ideb score of Acre?
For the lower secondary years (grades 6 to 9), Acre's Ideb score was 4.9 in 2025, joint 9th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3), compared with 4.8 in 2023.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anisio Teixeira (INEP), Ministry of Education · saved copyHow good are high schools in Acre?
Acre's Ideb score for upper secondary school (ensino medio) was 4.2 in 2025, joint 7th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 4.5); it was 3.6 in 2015. The Ideb combines pass rates with Saeb test results in Portuguese and mathematics.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anisio Teixeira (INEP), Ministry of Education · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in Acre?
9.4% of people aged 15 and over in Acre could not read and write a simple note in 2024, 10th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3%); in 2019 the rate was 11.1%.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many people in Acre have a degree?
18.6% of adults aged 25 and over in Acre had completed higher education in 2024, 13th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 20.4%), while 38.1% had no schooling or had not finished primary school (Brazil: 32.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many years of schooling do young people in Acre have?
Young adults aged 18 to 29 in Acre had spent 11.1 years in education on average in 2024, and 62.8% had at least 12 years of schooling (Brazil: 11.9 years and 74.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyWhat is the high school graduation rate in Acre?
63.9% of young people in Acre had completed upper secondary school by the expected age range in 2024 (69.6% of women and 58.3% of men), 3rd lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 75.1%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many young people in Acre go to university?
In 2024, 66.6% of 15- to 17-year-olds in Acre were in upper secondary school or had finished it, and 22.6% of 18- to 24-year-olds were in or had completed higher education (adjusted net attendance; Brazil: 76.8% and 27.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many young children in Acre go to nursery?
16.6% of children aged 0 to 3 in Acre attended a creche (day nursery) in 2024, 2nd lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 39.7%), and 80.5% of 4- and 5-year-olds attended pre-school.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow big are school classes in Acre?
Public school classes in Acre had an average of 22.2 pupils in the early primary years, 23.7 in the lower secondary years and 22.1 in upper secondary school in 2024 (School Census; Brazil: 22.3, 26.6 and 29.3).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow Acre compares with other states
Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) (2025)
Acre ranks 13 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Rio Grande do Sul | 6.3 |
| 11 | Mato Grosso | 6.3 |
| 12 | Piaui | 6.3 |
| 13 | Acre | 6.3 |
| 14 | Rio de Janeiro | 6.1 |
| 15 | Paraiba | 6.1 |
| 16 | Rondonia | 6.1 |
Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) (2025)
Acre ranks 19 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Paraiba | 4.9 |
| 17 | Amazonas | 4.9 |
| 18 | Tocantins | 4.9 |
| 19 | Acre | 4.9 |
| 20 | Para | 4.8 |
| 21 | Sergipe | 4.8 |
| 22 | Rondonia | 4.8 |
Ideb, upper secondary school (2025)
Acre ranks 21 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, upper secondary school |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Rio de Janeiro | 4.2 |
| 19 | Rio Grande do Norte | 4.2 |
| 20 | Rondonia | 4.2 |
| 21 | Acre | 4.2 |
| 22 | Distrito Federal | 4.1 |
| 23 | Bahia | 4.0 |
| 24 | Amapa | 4.0 |
Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) (2024)
Acre ranks 10 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Rio Grande do Norte | 10.5% |
| 8 | Pernambuco | 10.1% |
| 9 | Bahia | 9.9% |
| 10 | Acre | 9.4% |
| 11 | Para | 6.6% |
| 12 | Tocantins | 6.6% |
| 13 | Amapa | 5.4% |
Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) (2024)
Acre ranks 15 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Espirito Santo | 20.1% |
| 13 | Tocantins | 19.6% |
| 14 | Minas Gerais | 19.0% |
| 15 | Acre | 18.6% |
| 16 | Amazonas | 18.2% |
| 17 | Rio Grande do Norte | 17.2% |
| 18 | Rondonia | 16.7% |
Upper secondary completion rate (%) (2024)
Acre ranks 25 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Upper secondary completion rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Paraiba | 69.4% |
| 22 | Bahia | 67.7% |
| 23 | Rondonia | 66.4% |
| 24 | Para | 64.4% |
| 25 | Acre | 63.9% |
| 26 | Rio Grande do Norte | 63.3% |
| 27 | Sergipe | 61.4% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anisio Teixeira (INEP), Ministry of Education: Ideb 2025: results for regions and federative units (early primary, lower secondary and upper secondary, all school networks), 2005-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a8ecdb2cef93…)
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE): Sintese de Indicadores Sociais 2025, chapter 4 tables (education): Tables 4.1, 4.3, 4.9, 4.11, 4.14, 4.21, 4.22 (PNAD Continua 2024; School Census 2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fc0eefb8a6ad…)
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