Education in Amazonas, Brazil: official figures
Schools in Amazonas scored 6.0 out of 10 on the Ideb basic education index for the early primary years (grades 1 to 5) in 2025, joint 10th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 6.3); the score was 5.7 in 2023 and 3.1 in 2005.
What is the Ideb score of Amazonas?
For the lower secondary years (grades 6 to 9), Amazonas' 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 Amazonas?
Amazonas' Ideb score for upper secondary school (ensino medio) was 3.8 in 2025, joint lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 4.5); it was 3.7 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 Amazonas?
4.8% of people aged 15 and over in Amazonas could not read and write a simple note in 2024, 13th lowest 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 Amazonas have a degree?
18.2% of adults aged 25 and over in Amazonas had completed higher education in 2024, 12th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 20.4%), while 28.5% 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 Amazonas have?
Young adults aged 18 to 29 in Amazonas had spent 11.7 years in education on average in 2024, and 76.0% 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 Amazonas?
79.1% of young people in Amazonas had completed upper secondary school by the expected age range in 2024 (80.9% of women and 77.2% of men), 5th highest 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 Amazonas go to university?
In 2024, 73.0% of 15- to 17-year-olds in Amazonas were in upper secondary school or had finished it, and 21.4% 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 Amazonas go to nursery?
17.0% of children aged 0 to 3 in Amazonas attended a creche (day nursery) in 2024, 3rd lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 39.7%), and 83.8% of 4- and 5-year-olds attended pre-school.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow big are school classes in Amazonas?
Public school classes in Amazonas had an average of 24.2 pupils in the early primary years, 25.7 in the lower secondary years and 26.6 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 Amazonas compares with other states
Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) (2025)
Amazonas ranks 18 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Paraiba | 6.1 |
| 16 | Rondonia | 6.1 |
| 17 | Pernambuco | 6.0 |
| 18 | Amazonas | 6.0 |
| 19 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 5.9 |
| 20 | Tocantins | 5.9 |
| 21 | Roraima | 5.9 |
Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) (2025)
Amazonas ranks 17 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Distrito Federal | 5.1 |
| 15 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 5.0 |
| 16 | Paraiba | 4.9 |
| 17 | Amazonas | 4.9 |
| 18 | Tocantins | 4.9 |
| 19 | Acre | 4.9 |
| 20 | Para | 4.8 |
Ideb, upper secondary school (2025)
Amazonas ranks 26 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)
Amazonas ranks 15 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Tocantins | 6.6% |
| 13 | Amapa | 5.4% |
| 14 | Rondonia | 5.2% |
| 15 | Amazonas | 4.8% |
| 16 | Minas Gerais | 4.3% |
| 17 | Espirito Santo | 3.9% |
| 18 | Roraima | 3.8% |
Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) (2024)
Amazonas ranks 16 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 19 | Piaui | 15.3% |
Upper secondary completion rate (%) (2024)
Amazonas ranks 5 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Upper secondary completion rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sao Paulo | 84.0% |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro | 79.8% |
| 4 | Goias | 79.7% |
| 5 | Amazonas | 79.1% |
| 6 | Ceara | 76.7% |
| 7 | Parana | 75.9% |
| 8 | Roraima | 75.3% |
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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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