Education in Goias, Brazil: official figures
Schools in Goias scored 6.5 out of 10 on the Ideb basic education index for the early primary years (grades 1 to 5) in 2025, 7th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 6.3); the score was 6.3 in 2023 and 4.1 in 2005.
What is the Ideb score of Goias?
For the lower secondary years (grades 6 to 9), Goias' Ideb score was 5.7 in 2025, joint 2nd highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3), compared with 5.5 in 2023.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anisio Teixeira (INEP), Ministry of Education · saved copyHow good are high schools in Goias?
Goias' Ideb score for upper secondary school (ensino medio) was 4.8 in 2025, 5th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 4.5); it was 3.9 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 Goias?
3.6% of people aged 15 and over in Goias could not read and write a simple note in 2024, 7th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3%); in 2019 the rate was 4.6%.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many people in Goias have a degree?
20.5% of adults aged 25 and over in Goias had completed higher education in 2024, 10th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 20.4%), while 30.5% 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 Goias have?
Young adults aged 18 to 29 in Goias had spent 12.1 years in education on average in 2024, and 76.8% 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 Goias?
79.7% of young people in Goias had completed upper secondary school by the expected age range in 2024 (84.5% of women and 74.8% of men), 4th 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 Goias go to university?
In 2024, 75.3% of 15- to 17-year-olds in Goias were in upper secondary school or had finished it, and 31.5% 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 Goias go to nursery?
28.5% of children aged 0 to 3 in Goias attended a creche (day nursery) in 2024, 7th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 39.7%), and 90.1% of 4- and 5-year-olds attended pre-school.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow big are school classes in Goias?
Public school classes in Goias had an average of 23.8 pupils in the early primary years, 29.4 in the lower secondary years and 28.9 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 Goias compares with other states
Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) (2025)
Goias ranks 7 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 | Rio Grande do Sul | 6.3 |
Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) (2025)
Goias ranks 3 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parana | 5.9 |
| 2 | Ceara | 5.7 |
| 3 | Goias | 5.7 |
| 4 | Sao Paulo | 5.5 |
| 5 | Minas Gerais | 5.5 |
| 6 | Rio Grande do Sul | 5.4 |
| 7 | Santa Catarina | 5.4 |
Ideb, upper secondary school (2025)
Goias ranks 5 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, upper secondary school |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Minas Gerais | 4.6 |
Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) (2024)
Goias ranks 21 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Roraima | 3.8% |
| 19 | Mato Grosso | 3.8% |
| 20 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 3.7% |
| 21 | Goias | 3.6% |
| 22 | Parana | 3.6% |
| 23 | Rio Grande do Sul | 2.4% |
| 24 | Sao Paulo | 2.2% |
Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) (2024)
Goias ranks 10 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Mato Grosso | 20.9% |
| 8 | Roraima | 20.8% |
| 9 | Parana | 20.6% |
| 10 | Goias | 20.5% |
| 11 | Rio Grande do Sul | 20.4% |
| 12 | Espirito Santo | 20.1% |
| 13 | Tocantins | 19.6% |
Upper secondary completion rate (%) (2024)
Goias ranks 4 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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