Overview

• Only 7.7% of students finished upper secondary with expected proficiency in Portuguese and math in 2023, falling to about 4.5% among public high school seniors.
• Infrastructure shortfalls are extensive, with just 48.2% of public schools connected to sewage networks and more than 20% lacking waste collection services.
• Digital access remains limited for teaching, as roughly 44% of public schools meet classroom connectivity parameters, 29% have internet only for staff, and 4.6% report no connection or adequate electricity, though the MEC says newer data indicate over 65% have pedagogically adequate internet and it plans R$305 million for connectivity this year.
• Regional inequality is acute in the North, where many schools still lack potable water, reliable electricity or even bathrooms, with Acre, Amazonas and Roraima showing the most severe deficits.
• With the Anuário’s release, Inep reopened Educacenso for schools to correct preliminary 2025 census data from September 23 to October 22, 2025, ahead of final basic education statistics due May 12, 2026, as UNICEF separately reports 4.2 million students in age‑grade distortion.