Enem 2025 Opens With Aging Essay Theme and Record-Length Reading Passage

Overview

• The essay prompt asked students to address perspectives on aging in Brazilian society.
• A 2,863‑character text by Ana Elisa Ribeiro filled the first page and anchored five questions, the longest passage since the 2009 redesign.
• Attendance reached about 3.5 million out of 4.8 million registrants, with absenteeism near 27%, a rate similar to recent years.
• Registrations included a record 17,192 candidates aged 60 or older, reflecting shifting participant demographics.
• Questions referenced generational concepts such as the so‑called snowflake generation and generation alpha and explored topics including athletes’ mental health, gender violence, cultural diversity, and ecology ahead of COP30, with math and science scheduled for next Sunday.