Education in Alagoas, Brazil: official figures
Schools in Alagoas scored 6.4 out of 10 on the Ideb basic education index for the early primary years (grades 1 to 5) in 2025, joint 8th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 6.3); the score was 6.0 in 2023 and 2.5 in 2005.
What is the Ideb score of Alagoas?
For the lower secondary years (grades 6 to 9), Alagoas' Ideb score was 5.3 in 2025, 10th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3), compared with 5.0 in 2023.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anisio Teixeira (INEP), Ministry of Education · saved copyHow good are high schools in Alagoas?
Alagoas' Ideb score for upper secondary school (ensino medio) was 4.3 in 2025, joint 11th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 4.5); it was 3.1 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 Alagoas?
14.2% of people aged 15 and over in Alagoas could not read and write a simple note in 2024, the highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3%); in 2019 the rate was 15.9%.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many people in Alagoas have a degree?
14.1% of adults aged 25 and over in Alagoas had completed higher education in 2024, 4th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 20.4%), while 44.8% 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 Alagoas have?
Young adults aged 18 to 29 in Alagoas had spent 11.1 years in education on average in 2024, and 64.6% 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 Alagoas?
69.5% of young people in Alagoas had completed upper secondary school by the expected age range in 2024 (74.8% of women and 64.2% of men), 9th 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 Alagoas go to university?
In 2024, 69.8% of 15- to 17-year-olds in Alagoas were in upper secondary school or had finished it, and 18.2% 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 Alagoas go to nursery?
35.4% of children aged 0 to 3 in Alagoas attended a creche (day nursery) in 2024, 11th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 39.7%), and 92.9% of 4- and 5-year-olds attended pre-school.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow big are school classes in Alagoas?
Public school classes in Alagoas had an average of 22.0 pupils in the early primary years, 31.2 in the lower secondary years and 37.1 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 Alagoas compares with other states
Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) (2025)
Alagoas ranks 8 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Minas Gerais | 6.6 |
| 6 | Espirito Santo | 6.6 |
| 7 | Goias | 6.5 |
| 8 | Alagoas | 6.4 |
| 9 | Distrito Federal | 6.4 |
| 10 | Rio Grande do Sul | 6.3 |
| 11 | Mato Grosso | 6.3 |
Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) (2025)
Alagoas ranks 10 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Santa Catarina | 5.4 |
| 8 | Espirito Santo | 5.4 |
| 9 | Piaui | 5.4 |
| 10 | Alagoas | 5.3 |
| 11 | Rio de Janeiro | 5.1 |
| 12 | Pernambuco | 5.1 |
| 13 | Mato Grosso | 5.1 |
Ideb, upper secondary school (2025)
Alagoas ranks 15 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, upper secondary school |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Paraiba | 4.4 |
| 13 | Mato Grosso | 4.4 |
| 14 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 4.4 |
| 15 | Alagoas | 4.3 |
| 16 | Sergipe | 4.3 |
| 17 | Tocantins | 4.3 |
| 18 | Rio de Janeiro | 4.2 |
Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) (2024)
Alagoas ranks 1 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alagoas | 14.2% |
| 2 | Piaui | 13.8% |
| 3 | Paraiba | 12.7% |
| 4 | Ceara | 11.8% |
| 5 | Maranhao | 11.2% |
| 6 | Sergipe | 10.8% |
| 7 | Rio Grande do Norte | 10.5% |
Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) (2024)
Alagoas ranks 24 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Sergipe | 15.1% |
| 22 | Pernambuco | 14.7% |
| 23 | Para | 14.2% |
| 24 | Alagoas | 14.1% |
| 25 | Ceara | 13.7% |
| 26 | Bahia | 13.2% |
| 27 | Maranhao | 12.5% |
Upper secondary completion rate (%) (2024)
Alagoas ranks 19 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Upper secondary completion rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Rio Grande do Sul | 71.2% |
| 17 | Mato Grosso | 71.1% |
| 18 | Piaui | 70.6% |
| 19 | Alagoas | 69.5% |
| 20 | Amapa | 69.4% |
| 21 | Paraiba | 69.4% |
| 22 | Bahia | 67.7% |
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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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