Education in Roraima, Brazil: official figures
Schools in Roraima scored 5.9 out of 10 on the Ideb basic education index for the early primary years (grades 1 to 5) in 2025, joint 7th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 6.3); the score was 5.5 in 2023 and 3.7 in 2005.
What is the Ideb score of Roraima?
For the lower secondary years (grades 6 to 9), Roraima's Ideb score was 4.4 in 2025, the lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3), compared with 4.3 in 2023.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anisio Teixeira (INEP), Ministry of Education · saved copyHow good are high schools in Roraima?
Roraima's Ideb score for upper secondary school (ensino medio) was 3.8 in 2025, joint 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 Roraima?
3.8% of people aged 15 and over in Roraima could not read and write a simple note in 2024, 10th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3%); in 2019 the rate was 4.5%.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many people in Roraima have a degree?
20.8% of adults aged 25 and over in Roraima had completed higher education in 2024, 8th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 20.4%), while 23.9% 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 Roraima have?
Young adults aged 18 to 29 in Roraima had spent 12.0 years in education on average in 2024, and 76.4% 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 Roraima?
75.3% of young people in Roraima had completed upper secondary school by the expected age range in 2024 (83.8% of women and 66.1% of men), 8th 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 Roraima go to university?
In 2024, 74.5% of 15- to 17-year-olds in Roraima were in upper secondary school or had finished it, and 27.2% 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 Roraima go to nursery?
25.0% of children aged 0 to 3 in Roraima attended a creche (day nursery) in 2024, 5th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 39.7%), and 87.5% of 4- and 5-year-olds attended pre-school.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow big are school classes in Roraima?
Public school classes in Roraima had an average of 21.5 pupils in the early primary years, 21.9 in the lower secondary years and 22.6 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 Roraima compares with other states
Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) (2025)
Roraima ranks 21 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Amazonas | 6.0 |
| 19 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 5.9 |
| 20 | Tocantins | 5.9 |
| 21 | Roraima | 5.9 |
| 22 | Sergipe | 5.8 |
| 23 | Bahia | 5.7 |
| 24 | Maranhao | 5.7 |
Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) (2025)
Roraima ranks 27 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Sergipe | 4.8 |
| 22 | Rondonia | 4.8 |
| 23 | Maranhao | 4.7 |
| 24 | Rio Grande do Norte | 4.6 |
| 25 | Amapa | 4.6 |
| 26 | Bahia | 4.5 |
| 27 | Roraima | 4.4 |
Ideb, upper secondary school (2025)
Roraima ranks 27 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, upper secondary school |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Acre | 4.2 |
| 22 | Distrito Federal | 4.1 |
| 23 | Bahia | 4.0 |
| 24 | Amapa | 4.0 |
| 25 | Maranhao | 3.9 |
| 26 | Amazonas | 3.8 |
| 27 | Roraima | 3.8 |
Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) (2024)
Roraima ranks 18 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Amazonas | 4.8% |
| 16 | Minas Gerais | 4.3% |
| 17 | Espirito Santo | 3.9% |
| 18 | Roraima | 3.8% |
| 19 | Mato Grosso | 3.8% |
| 20 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 3.7% |
| 21 | Goias | 3.6% |
Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) (2024)
Roraima ranks 8 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 22.9% |
| 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% |
Upper secondary completion rate (%) (2024)
Roraima ranks 8 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Upper secondary completion rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 11 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 74.1% |
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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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