Education in Espirito Santo, Brazil: official figures
Schools in Espirito Santo scored 6.6 out of 10 on the Ideb basic education index for the early primary years (grades 1 to 5) in 2025, joint 4th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 6.3); the score was 6.3 in 2023 and 4.2 in 2005.
What is the Ideb score of Espirito Santo?
For the lower secondary years (grades 6 to 9), Espirito Santo's Ideb score was 5.4 in 2025, joint 6th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3), compared with 5.3 in 2023.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anisio Teixeira (INEP), Ministry of Education · saved copyHow good are high schools in Espirito Santo?
Espirito Santo's Ideb score for upper secondary school (ensino medio) was 4.9 in 2025, joint 3rd highest 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 Espirito Santo?
3.9% of people aged 15 and over in Espirito Santo could not read and write a simple note in 2024, 11th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3%); in 2019 the rate was 4.8%.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many people in Espirito Santo have a degree?
20.1% of adults aged 25 and over in Espirito Santo had completed higher education in 2024, 12th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 20.4%), while 31.6% 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 Espirito Santo have?
Young adults aged 18 to 29 in Espirito Santo had spent 11.9 years in education on average in 2024, and 72.9% 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 Espirito Santo?
74.6% of young people in Espirito Santo had completed upper secondary school by the expected age range in 2024 (79.7% of women and 69.9% of men), 10th 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 Espirito Santo go to university?
In 2024, 70.5% of 15- to 17-year-olds in Espirito Santo were in upper secondary school or had finished it, and 27.6% 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 Espirito Santo go to nursery?
37.5% of children aged 0 to 3 in Espirito Santo attended a creche (day nursery) in 2024, 11th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 39.7%), and 94.5% of 4- and 5-year-olds attended pre-school.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow big are school classes in Espirito Santo?
Public school classes in Espirito Santo had an average of 21.9 pupils in the early primary years, 26.4 in the lower secondary years and 30.3 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 Espirito Santo compares with other states
Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) (2025)
Espirito Santo ranks 6 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Santa Catarina | 6.7 |
| 4 | Sao Paulo | 6.6 |
| 5 | Minas Gerais | 6.6 |
| 6 | Espirito Santo | 6.6 |
| 7 | Goias | 6.5 |
| 8 | Alagoas | 6.4 |
| 9 | Distrito Federal | 6.4 |
Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) (2025)
Espirito Santo ranks 8 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Minas Gerais | 5.5 |
| 6 | Rio Grande do Sul | 5.4 |
| 7 | Santa Catarina | 5.4 |
| 8 | Espirito Santo | 5.4 |
| 9 | Piaui | 5.4 |
| 10 | Alagoas | 5.3 |
| 11 | Rio de Janeiro | 5.1 |
Ideb, upper secondary school (2025)
Espirito Santo ranks 4 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, upper secondary school |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parana | 5.1 |
| 2 | Piaui | 5.0 |
| 3 | Rio Grande do Sul | 4.9 |
| 4 | Espirito Santo | 4.9 |
| 5 | Goias | 4.8 |
| 6 | Sao Paulo | 4.7 |
| 7 | Pernambuco | 4.7 |
Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) (2024)
Espirito Santo ranks 17 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Rondonia | 5.2% |
| 15 | Amazonas | 4.8% |
| 16 | Minas Gerais | 4.3% |
| 17 | Espirito Santo | 3.9% |
| 18 | Roraima | 3.8% |
| 19 | Mato Grosso | 3.8% |
| 20 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 3.7% |
Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) (2024)
Espirito Santo ranks 12 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Parana | 20.6% |
| 10 | Goias | 20.5% |
| 11 | Rio Grande do Sul | 20.4% |
| 12 | Espirito Santo | 20.1% |
| 13 | Tocantins | 19.6% |
| 14 | Minas Gerais | 19.0% |
| 15 | Acre | 18.6% |
Upper secondary completion rate (%) (2024)
Espirito Santo ranks 10 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Upper secondary completion rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Parana | 75.9% |
| 8 | Roraima | 75.3% |
| 9 | Tocantins | 75.0% |
| 10 | Espirito Santo | 74.6% |
| 11 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 74.1% |
| 12 | Pernambuco | 73.0% |
| 13 | Santa Catarina | 72.8% |
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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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