Education in Rondonia, Brazil: official figures
Schools in Rondonia scored 6.1 out of 10 on the Ideb basic education index for the early primary years (grades 1 to 5) in 2025, joint 14th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 6.3); the score was 5.6 in 2023 and 3.6 in 2005.
What is the Ideb score of Rondonia?
For the lower secondary years (grades 6 to 9), Rondonia's Ideb score was 4.8 in 2025, joint 6th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3), compared with 4.8 in 2023.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anisio Teixeira (INEP), Ministry of Education · saved copyHow good are high schools in Rondonia?
Rondonia's Ideb score for upper secondary school (ensino medio) was 4.2 in 2025, joint 7th lowest 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 Rondonia?
5.2% of people aged 15 and over in Rondonia could not read and write a simple note in 2024, 14th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3%); in 2019 the rate was 5.8%.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many people in Rondonia have a degree?
16.7% of adults aged 25 and over in Rondonia had completed higher education in 2024, 10th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 20.4%), while 39.5% 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 Rondonia have?
Young adults aged 18 to 29 in Rondonia had spent 11.6 years in education on average in 2024, and 68.4% 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 Rondonia?
66.4% of young people in Rondonia had completed upper secondary school by the expected age range in 2024 (74.6% of women and 58.2% of men), 5th 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 Rondonia go to university?
In 2024, 75.1% of 15- to 17-year-olds in Rondonia were in upper secondary school or had finished it, and 26.2% 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 Rondonia go to nursery?
21.2% of children aged 0 to 3 in Rondonia attended a creche (day nursery) in 2024, 4th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 39.7%), and 85.3% of 4- and 5-year-olds attended pre-school.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow big are school classes in Rondonia?
Public school classes in Rondonia had an average of 21.2 pupils in the early primary years, 25.0 in the lower secondary years and 26.4 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 Rondonia compares with other states
Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) (2025)
Rondonia ranks 16 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Acre | 6.3 |
| 14 | Rio de Janeiro | 6.1 |
| 15 | Paraiba | 6.1 |
| 16 | Rondonia | 6.1 |
| 17 | Pernambuco | 6.0 |
| 18 | Amazonas | 6.0 |
| 19 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 5.9 |
Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) (2025)
Rondonia ranks 22 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Acre | 4.9 |
| 20 | Para | 4.8 |
| 21 | Sergipe | 4.8 |
| 22 | Rondonia | 4.8 |
| 23 | Maranhao | 4.7 |
| 24 | Rio Grande do Norte | 4.6 |
| 25 | Amapa | 4.6 |
Ideb, upper secondary school (2025)
Rondonia ranks 20 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, upper secondary school |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Tocantins | 4.3 |
| 18 | Rio de Janeiro | 4.2 |
| 19 | Rio Grande do Norte | 4.2 |
| 20 | Rondonia | 4.2 |
| 21 | Acre | 4.2 |
| 22 | Distrito Federal | 4.1 |
| 23 | Bahia | 4.0 |
Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) (2024)
Rondonia ranks 14 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Para | 6.6% |
| 12 | Tocantins | 6.6% |
| 13 | Amapa | 5.4% |
| 14 | Rondonia | 5.2% |
| 15 | Amazonas | 4.8% |
| 16 | Minas Gerais | 4.3% |
| 17 | Espirito Santo | 3.9% |
Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) (2024)
Rondonia ranks 18 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Acre | 18.6% |
| 16 | Amazonas | 18.2% |
| 17 | Rio Grande do Norte | 17.2% |
| 18 | Rondonia | 16.7% |
| 19 | Piaui | 15.3% |
| 20 | Paraiba | 15.3% |
| 21 | Sergipe | 15.1% |
Upper secondary completion rate (%) (2024)
Rondonia ranks 23 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Upper secondary completion rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Amapa | 69.4% |
| 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% |
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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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