Education in Distrito Federal, Brazil: official figures
Schools in Distrito Federal 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 6.4 in 2023 and 4.8 in 2005.
What is the Ideb score of Distrito Federal?
For the lower secondary years (grades 6 to 9), Distrito Federal's Ideb score was 5.1 in 2025, joint 11th 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 Distrito Federal?
Distrito Federal's Ideb score for upper secondary school (ensino medio) was 4.1 in 2025, 6th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 4.5); it was 4.0 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 Distrito Federal?
1.8% of people aged 15 and over in Distrito Federal could not read and write a simple note in 2024, the lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3%); in 2019 the rate was 2.5%.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many people in Distrito Federal have a degree?
38.9% of adults aged 25 and over in Distrito Federal had completed higher education in 2024, the highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 20.4%), while 17.0% 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 Distrito Federal have?
Young adults aged 18 to 29 in Distrito Federal had spent 12.7 years in education on average in 2024, and 84.5% 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 Distrito Federal?
85.4% of young people in Distrito Federal had completed upper secondary school by the expected age range in 2024 (82.2% of women and 88.4% of men), the 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 Distrito Federal go to university?
In 2024, 80.1% of 15- to 17-year-olds in Distrito Federal were in upper secondary school or had finished it, and 45.2% 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 Distrito Federal go to nursery?
36.6% of children aged 0 to 3 in Distrito Federal attended a creche (day nursery) in 2024, 12th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 39.7%), and 92.7% of 4- and 5-year-olds attended pre-school.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow big are school classes in Distrito Federal?
Public school classes in Distrito Federal had an average of 20.4 pupils in the early primary years, 27.1 in the lower secondary years and 28.5 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 Distrito Federal compares with other federal districts
Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) (2025)
Distrito Federal ranks 9 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 12 | Piaui | 6.3 |
Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) (2025)
Distrito Federal ranks 14 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Rio de Janeiro | 5.1 |
| 12 | Pernambuco | 5.1 |
| 13 | Mato Grosso | 5.1 |
| 14 | Distrito Federal | 5.1 |
| 15 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 5.0 |
| 16 | Paraiba | 4.9 |
| 17 | Amazonas | 4.9 |
Ideb, upper secondary school (2025)
Distrito Federal ranks 22 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, upper secondary school |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 25 | Maranhao | 3.9 |
Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) (2024)
Distrito Federal ranks 27 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Goias | 3.6% |
| 22 | Parana | 3.6% |
| 23 | Rio Grande do Sul | 2.4% |
| 24 | Sao Paulo | 2.2% |
| 25 | Rio de Janeiro | 2.0% |
| 26 | Santa Catarina | 1.9% |
| 27 | Distrito Federal | 1.8% |
Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) (2024)
Distrito Federal ranks 1 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)
Distrito Federal ranks 1 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Upper secondary completion rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distrito Federal | 85.4% |
| 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% |
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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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