Education in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: official figures
Schools in Rio Grande do Sul scored 6.3 out of 10 on the Ideb basic education index for the early primary years (grades 1 to 5) in 2025, joint 10th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 6.3); the score was 6.0 in 2023 and 4.3 in 2005.
What is the Ideb score of Rio Grande do Sul?
For the lower secondary years (grades 6 to 9), Rio Grande do Sul's Ideb score was 5.4 in 2025, joint 6th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3), compared with 4.9 in 2023.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anisio Teixeira (INEP), Ministry of Education · saved copyHow good are high schools in Rio Grande do Sul?
Rio Grande do Sul'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 3.6 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 Rio Grande do Sul?
2.4% of people aged 15 and over in Rio Grande do Sul could not read and write a simple note in 2024, 5th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3%); in 2019 the rate was 2.4%.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many people in Rio Grande do Sul have a degree?
20.4% of adults aged 25 and over in Rio Grande do Sul had completed higher education in 2024, 11th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 20.4%), while 31.9% 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 Rio Grande do Sul have?
Young adults aged 18 to 29 in Rio Grande do Sul had spent 11.9 years in education on average in 2024, and 70.6% 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 Rio Grande do Sul?
71.2% of young people in Rio Grande do Sul had completed upper secondary school by the expected age range in 2024 (80.2% of women and 63.5% of men), 12th 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 Rio Grande do Sul go to university?
In 2024, 75.3% of 15- to 17-year-olds in Rio Grande do Sul were in upper secondary school or had finished it, and 30.1% 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 Rio Grande do Sul go to nursery?
42.8% of children aged 0 to 3 in Rio Grande do Sul attended a creche (day nursery) in 2024, 3rd highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 39.7%), and 89.2% of 4- and 5-year-olds attended pre-school.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow big are school classes in Rio Grande do Sul?
Public school classes in Rio Grande do Sul had an average of 18.8 pupils in the early primary years, 20.3 in the lower secondary years and 21.6 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 Rio Grande do Sul compares with other states
Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) (2025)
Rio Grande do Sul ranks 10 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 13 | Acre | 6.3 |
Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) (2025)
Rio Grande do Sul ranks 6 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Espirito Santo | 5.4 |
| 9 | Piaui | 5.4 |
Ideb, upper secondary school (2025)
Rio Grande do Sul ranks 3 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)
Rio Grande do Sul ranks 23 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 26 | Santa Catarina | 1.9% |
Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) (2024)
Rio Grande do Sul ranks 11 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 14 | Minas Gerais | 19.0% |
Upper secondary completion rate (%) (2024)
Rio Grande do Sul ranks 16 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Upper secondary completion rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Santa Catarina | 72.8% |
| 14 | Minas Gerais | 72.6% |
| 15 | Maranhao | 72.1% |
| 16 | Rio Grande do Sul | 71.2% |
| 17 | Mato Grosso | 71.1% |
| 18 | Piaui | 70.6% |
| 19 | Alagoas | 69.5% |
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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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