Education in Para, Brazil: official figures
Schools in Para scored 5.6 out of 10 on the Ideb basic education index for the early primary years (grades 1 to 5) in 2025, 2nd lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 6.3); the score was 5.1 in 2023 and 2.8 in 2005.
What is the Ideb score of Para?
For the lower secondary years (grades 6 to 9), Para's Ideb score was 4.8 in 2025, joint 6th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3), compared with 4.4 in 2023.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anisio Teixeira (INEP), Ministry of Education · saved copyHow good are high schools in Para?
Para's Ideb score for upper secondary school (ensino medio) was 4.6 in 2025, joint 8th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 4.5); it was 3.1 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 Para?
6.6% of people aged 15 and over in Para could not read and write a simple note in 2024, 11th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3%); in 2019 the rate was 7.9%.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many people in Para have a degree?
14.2% of adults aged 25 and over in Para had completed higher education in 2024, 5th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 20.4%), while 37.4% 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 Para have?
Young adults aged 18 to 29 in Para had spent 11.3 years in education on average in 2024, and 64.9% 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 Para?
64.4% of young people in Para had completed upper secondary school by the expected age range in 2024 (70.4% of women and 58.7% of men), 4th 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 Para go to university?
In 2024, 66.4% of 15- to 17-year-olds in Para were in upper secondary school or had finished it, and 22.8% 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 Para go to nursery?
25.4% of children aged 0 to 3 in Para attended a creche (day nursery) in 2024, 6th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 39.7%), and 92.0% of 4- and 5-year-olds attended pre-school.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow big are school classes in Para?
Public school classes in Para had an average of 22.0 pupils in the early primary years, 24.8 in the lower secondary years and 30.2 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 Para compares with other states
Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) (2025)
Para ranks 26 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)
Para ranks 20 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Amazonas | 4.9 |
| 18 | Tocantins | 4.9 |
| 19 | Acre | 4.9 |
| 20 | Para | 4.8 |
| 21 | Sergipe | 4.8 |
| 22 | Rondonia | 4.8 |
| 23 | Maranhao | 4.7 |
Ideb, upper secondary school (2025)
Para ranks 9 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, upper secondary school |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sao Paulo | 4.7 |
| 7 | Pernambuco | 4.7 |
| 8 | Minas Gerais | 4.6 |
| 9 | Para | 4.6 |
| 10 | Ceara | 4.5 |
| 11 | Santa Catarina | 4.5 |
| 12 | Paraiba | 4.4 |
Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) (2024)
Para ranks 11 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Pernambuco | 10.1% |
| 9 | Bahia | 9.9% |
| 10 | Acre | 9.4% |
| 11 | Para | 6.6% |
| 12 | Tocantins | 6.6% |
| 13 | Amapa | 5.4% |
| 14 | Rondonia | 5.2% |
Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) (2024)
Para ranks 23 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Paraiba | 15.3% |
| 21 | Sergipe | 15.1% |
| 22 | Pernambuco | 14.7% |
| 23 | Para | 14.2% |
| 24 | Alagoas | 14.1% |
| 25 | Ceara | 13.7% |
| 26 | Bahia | 13.2% |
Upper secondary completion rate (%) (2024)
Para ranks 24 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Upper secondary completion rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Paraiba | 69.4% |
| 22 | Bahia | 67.7% |
| 23 | Rondonia | 66.4% |
| 24 | Para | 64.4% |
| 25 | Acre | 63.9% |
| 26 | Rio Grande do Norte | 63.3% |
| 27 | Sergipe | 61.4% |
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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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