Education in Amapa, Brazil: official figures
Schools in Amapa scored 5.5 out of 10 on the Ideb basic education index for the early primary years (grades 1 to 5) in 2025, the lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 6.3); the score was 5.0 in 2023 and 3.2 in 2005.
What is the Ideb score of Amapa?
For the lower secondary years (grades 6 to 9), Amapa's Ideb score was 4.6 in 2025, joint 3rd lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3), compared with 4.3 in 2023.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anisio Teixeira (INEP), Ministry of Education · saved copyHow good are high schools in Amapa?
Amapa's Ideb score for upper secondary school (ensino medio) was 4.0 in 2025, joint 4th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 4.5); it was 3.3 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 Amapa?
5.4% of people aged 15 and over in Amapa could not read and write a simple note in 2024, 13th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3%); in 2019 the rate was 5.1%.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many people in Amapa have a degree?
23.1% of adults aged 25 and over in Amapa had completed higher education in 2024, 4th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 20.4%), while 28.0% 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 Amapa have?
Young adults aged 18 to 29 in Amapa had spent 11.7 years in education on average in 2024, and 71.4% 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 Amapa?
69.4% of young people in Amapa had completed upper secondary school by the expected age range in 2024 (76.5% of women and 59.1% of men), 8th 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 Amapa go to university?
In 2024, 62.5% of 15- to 17-year-olds in Amapa were in upper secondary school or had finished it, and 26.9% 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 Amapa go to nursery?
8.6% of children aged 0 to 3 in Amapa attended a creche (day nursery) in 2024, the lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 39.7%), and 69.0% of 4- and 5-year-olds attended pre-school.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow big are school classes in Amapa?
Public school classes in Amapa had an average of 20.3 pupils in the early primary years, 24.6 in the lower secondary years and 27.4 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 Amapa compares with other states
Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) (2025)
Amapa ranks 27 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Roraima | 5.9 |
| 22 | Sergipe | 5.8 |
| 23 | Bahia | 5.7 |
| 24 | Maranhao | 5.7 |
| 25 | Rio Grande do Norte | 5.7 |
| 26 | Para | 5.6 |
| 27 | Amapa | 5.5 |
Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) (2025)
Amapa ranks 25 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Sergipe | 4.8 |
| 22 | Rondonia | 4.8 |
| 23 | Maranhao | 4.7 |
| 24 | Rio Grande do Norte | 4.6 |
| 25 | Amapa | 4.6 |
| 26 | Bahia | 4.5 |
| 27 | Roraima | 4.4 |
Ideb, upper secondary school (2025)
Amapa ranks 24 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, upper secondary school |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Acre | 4.2 |
| 22 | Distrito Federal | 4.1 |
| 23 | Bahia | 4.0 |
| 24 | Amapa | 4.0 |
| 25 | Maranhao | 3.9 |
| 26 | Amazonas | 3.8 |
| 27 | Roraima | 3.8 |
Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) (2024)
Amapa ranks 13 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Acre | 9.4% |
| 11 | Para | 6.6% |
| 12 | Tocantins | 6.6% |
| 13 | Amapa | 5.4% |
| 14 | Rondonia | 5.2% |
| 15 | Amazonas | 4.8% |
| 16 | Minas Gerais | 4.3% |
Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) (2024)
Amapa ranks 4 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distrito Federal | 38.9% |
| 2 | Sao Paulo | 25.8% |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro | 25.5% |
| 4 | Amapa | 23.1% |
| 5 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 22.9% |
| 6 | Santa Catarina | 22.4% |
| 7 | Mato Grosso | 20.9% |
Upper secondary completion rate (%) (2024)
Amapa ranks 20 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Upper secondary completion rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 23 | Rondonia | 66.4% |
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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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