Education in Parana, Brazil: official figures
Schools in Parana scored 7.0 out of 10 on the Ideb basic education index for the early primary years (grades 1 to 5) in 2025, the highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 6.3); the score was 6.7 in 2023 and 4.6 in 2005.
What is the Ideb score of Parana?
For the lower secondary years (grades 6 to 9), Parana's Ideb score was 5.9 in 2025, the 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 Parana?
Parana's Ideb score for upper secondary school (ensino medio) was 5.1 in 2025, the 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 Parana?
3.6% of people aged 15 and over in Parana could not read and write a simple note in 2024, 6th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3%); in 2019 the rate was 4.2%.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many people in Parana have a degree?
20.6% of adults aged 25 and over in Parana had completed higher education in 2024, 9th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 20.4%), while 33.0% 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 Parana have?
Young adults aged 18 to 29 in Parana had spent 12.0 years in education on average in 2024, and 75.3% 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 Parana?
75.9% of young people in Parana had completed upper secondary school by the expected age range in 2024 (81.4% of women and 70.8% of men), 7th 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 Parana go to university?
In 2024, 78.7% of 15- to 17-year-olds in Parana were in upper secondary school or had finished it, and 32.0% 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 Parana go to nursery?
41.0% of children aged 0 to 3 in Parana attended a creche (day nursery) in 2024, 4th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 39.7%), and 92.4% of 4- and 5-year-olds attended pre-school.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow big are school classes in Parana?
Public school classes in Parana had an average of 22.1 pupils in the early primary years, 27.0 in the lower secondary years and 27.1 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 Parana compares with other states
Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) (2025)
Parana ranks 1 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parana | 7.0 |
| 2 | Ceara | 6.8 |
| 3 | Santa Catarina | 6.7 |
| 4 | Sao Paulo | 6.6 |
| 5 | Minas Gerais | 6.6 |
| 6 | Espirito Santo | 6.6 |
| 7 | Goias | 6.5 |
Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) (2025)
Parana ranks 1 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)
Parana ranks 1 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)
Parana ranks 22 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 25 | Rio de Janeiro | 2.0% |
Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) (2024)
Parana ranks 9 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Santa Catarina | 22.4% |
| 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% |
Upper secondary completion rate (%) (2024)
Parana ranks 7 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Upper secondary completion rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goias | 79.7% |
| 5 | Amazonas | 79.1% |
| 6 | Ceara | 76.7% |
| 7 | Parana | 75.9% |
| 8 | Roraima | 75.3% |
| 9 | Tocantins | 75.0% |
| 10 | Espirito Santo | 74.6% |
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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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