Editing Roraima (section)

=== Education ===
In 2009, the state had a network of 585 [[Primary school|elementary schools]], of which 322 are state schools, 252 municipal, 10 [[Independent school|private]] and 1 federal public school. The teaching staff consisted of 4,842 teachers, of whom 2,952 worked in state public schools, 1,627 in municipal public schools and 217 in private schools. 86,547 students studied in these schools, of which 82,208 in public schools and 4,339 in private schools. [[Secondary school|High school]] was given in 100 establishments, with an enrollment of 17,512 students. Of the 17,512 students, 16,175 were in public schools and 1,337 in private schools.<ref name=":21">{{Cite web|title=Escolas|url=http://www.6becnst.eb.mil.br/index_arquivos/Page706.htm|access-date=March 28, 2011|publisher=6º BEC}}</ref>

[[File:Bloco I UFRR.jpg|left|thumb|Block I of the [[Federal University of Roraima]] (UFRR), on the Paricarana campus.]]
As for higher education, the [[Federal University of Roraima]] (UFRR), the State University of Roraima (UERR) and the Federal Institute of Roraima (IFRR) stand out. There are also private Higher Education establishments: Roraiman College of Higher Education (FARES),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Faculdade Roraimense de Ensino Superior|url=http://www.fares.edu.br/|access-date=February 4, 2014}}</ref> Estácio Atual College,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Faculdade Estácio Atual|url=http://www.faculdadeatual.edu.br/|access-date=February 4, 2014|archive-date=28 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228023950/http://www.faculdadeatual.edu.br/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cathedral College and Faculty of Sciences, Education and Theology of Northern Brazil (FACETEN).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Faculdade Cathedral|url=http://www.cathedral.edu.br/|access-date=February 4, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mundo Vestibular. Faculdade de Ciências, Educação e Teologia do Norte do Brasil|url=http://www.mundovestibular.com.br/articles/4084/1/Faculdade-de-Ciencias-Educacao-e-Teologia-do-Norte-do-Brasil---FACETEN/Paacutegina1.html|access-date=February 4, 2014|archive-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204161125/http://www.mundovestibular.com.br/articles/4084/1/Faculdade-de-Ciencias-Educacao-e-Teologia-do-Norte-do-Brasil---FACETEN/Paacutegina1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web|title=Ensino - matrículas, docentes e rede escolar 2008|url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/estadosat/temas.php?sigla=rr&tema=educacao2009|access-date=March 28, 2011|publisher=IBGE}}</ref><ref name=":21" />

About 14,500 pre-school students were also registered, divided into 270 teaching units. Of these, 258 were municipal, with none at the state level. There were 857 pre-school teachers in the state.<ref name=":22" />

In 2019 the [[illiteracy rate]] in the state was 5%, placing Roraima in the [[List of Brazilian states by literacy rate|7th position among the states of Brazil with the highest percentage of literate population]], ahead of all states in the [[North Region, Brazil|North]] and [[Northeast Region, Brazil|Northeast]] regions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IBGE: Analfabetismo cai no país, mas fica estagnado no Nordeste|url=https://valor.globo.com/brasil/noticia/2020/07/15/ibge-analfabetismo-cai-no-pas-mas-fica-estagnado-no-nordeste.ghtml|access-date=2021-05-01|website=Valor Econômico|date=15 July 2020 |language=pt-br}}</ref> In 2019, in the Basic Education Development Index (IDEB), the state reached a score of 5.7 points, being higher than the national average and becoming the 15th position among the Brazilian states.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MEC|url=http://ideb.inep.gov.br/resultado/resultado/resultado.seam?cid=9371902|access-date=2021-05-02|website=ideb.inep.gov.br|language=pt-br}}</ref>

In 2011, the average grade of Roraima in the [[National High School Exam]] (ENEM) is 35.03 in the objective test and 56.37 in the essay test, being one of the highest scores in the North-Northeast of Brazil. In these two regions, Roraima lost only to [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]] (57.77). However, even with the second highest score, the Roraiman average was below the national average, which was 57.26. Regarding the number of students, 7,463 participated in ENEM in 2010, of which 2,404 were high school graduates and 4,493 graduates. 85.52% of the total students came from public schools.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Enem: Roraima supera Norte e Nordeste|url=https://governo-rr.jusbrasil.com.br/noticias/268784/enem-roraima-supera-norte-e-nordeste|access-date=2021-05-02|website=Jusbrasil|language=pt-br}}</ref>

A survey carried out by [[G1 (website)|Portal G1]] identified Roraima as one of the Brazilian states that best remunerates middle school teachers, with an average salary of [[Brazilian real|R$]] 2,099.47 for 25 hours per week. According to the survey, the highest salary in the country, in the [[Federal District (Brazil)|Federal District]] – in the amount of R $3,121.96 – was related to a workload of 40 hours. In the same year, the NGO Todos pela Educação also mentioned Roraima as the second Brazilian state with the highest investment in basic education students per year, with R$4,834.43, for each student.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-06-29|title=Educação em Roraima é considerada uma das melhores do país|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/sociedade/educacao/educacao-em-roraima-considerada-uma-das-melhores-do-pais-2787832|access-date=2021-05-02|website=O Globo|language=pt-BR}}</ref>