Education in Santa Catarina, Brazil: official figures
Schools in Santa Catarina scored 6.7 out of 10 on the Ideb basic education index for the early primary years (grades 1 to 5) in 2025, 3rd highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 6.3); the score was 6.4 in 2023 and 4.4 in 2005.
What is the Ideb score of Santa Catarina?
For the lower secondary years (grades 6 to 9), Santa Catarina's Ideb score was 5.4 in 2025, joint 6th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3), compared with 5.2 in 2023.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anisio Teixeira (INEP), Ministry of Education · saved copyHow good are high schools in Santa Catarina?
Santa Catarina's Ideb score for upper secondary school (ensino medio) was 4.5 in 2025, joint 10th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 4.5); it was 3.8 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 Santa Catarina?
1.9% of people aged 15 and over in Santa Catarina could not read and write a simple note in 2024, 2nd lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 5.3%); in 2019 the rate was 2.1%.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many people in Santa Catarina have a degree?
22.4% of adults aged 25 and over in Santa Catarina had completed higher education in 2024, 6th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 20.4%), while 27.9% 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 Santa Catarina have?
Young adults aged 18 to 29 in Santa Catarina had spent 12.0 years in education on average in 2024, and 74.6% 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 Santa Catarina?
72.8% of young people in Santa Catarina had completed upper secondary school by the expected age range in 2024 (80.8% of women and 65.8% of men), 13th 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 Santa Catarina go to university?
In 2024, 75.7% of 15- to 17-year-olds in Santa Catarina were in upper secondary school or had finished it, and 28.5% 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 Santa Catarina go to nursery?
52.3% of children aged 0 to 3 in Santa Catarina attended a creche (day nursery) in 2024, 2nd highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 39.7%), and 94.8% of 4- and 5-year-olds attended pre-school.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow big are school classes in Santa Catarina?
Public school classes in Santa Catarina had an average of 22.1 pupils in the early primary years, 24.9 in the lower secondary years and 25.8 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 Santa Catarina compares with other states
Ideb, early primary years (grades 1-5) (2025)
Santa Catarina ranks 3 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)
Santa Catarina ranks 7 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, lower secondary years (grades 6-9) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 | Alagoas | 5.3 |
Ideb, upper secondary school (2025)
Santa Catarina ranks 11 of 27, highest first. All school networks; scale 0-10.
| Rank | Region | Ideb, upper secondary school |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Minas Gerais | 4.6 |
| 9 | Para | 4.6 |
| 10 | Ceara | 4.5 |
| 11 | Santa Catarina | 4.5 |
| 12 | Paraiba | 4.4 |
| 13 | Mato Grosso | 4.4 |
| 14 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 4.4 |
Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) (2024)
Santa Catarina ranks 26 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate, people aged 15 and over (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 27 | Distrito Federal | 1.8% |
Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) (2024)
Santa Catarina ranks 6 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults 25+ with a completed degree (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro | 25.5% |
| 4 | Amapa | 23.1% |
| 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% |
Upper secondary completion rate (%) (2024)
Santa Catarina ranks 13 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Upper secondary completion rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Espirito Santo | 74.6% |
| 11 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 74.1% |
| 12 | Pernambuco | 73.0% |
| 13 | Santa Catarina | 72.8% |
| 14 | Minas Gerais | 72.6% |
| 15 | Maranhao | 72.1% |
| 16 | Rio Grande do Sul | 71.2% |
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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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