The Ministry of Education (MEC) carried out the survey “Alfabetiza Brasil”, which brought worrying results about the level of literacy in the country. According to the parameters established by the government in May, only the state of Santa Catarina reached the minimum level of literacy in the 2nd year of elementary school. Among the 27 federative units, only Santa Catarina reached this level.
The criteria for determining a child as literate were established by the study, which was based on consultations with basic education educators throughout Brazil.
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These criteria include the ability to read short texts, locate information in the text, make basic inferences from the combination of verbal and non-verbal text. verbal (such as comic strips and comics) and writing simple texts for everyday communication, such as invitations and reminders, even if with errors spelling.
An additional survey revealed that 56.4% of children completed the 2nd year of elementary school in 2021 without being properly literate. This number is higher than the previous year, when 39.7% of students ended the period without basic reading and writing skills.
In response to this situation, the government launched the Compromisso Nacional Criança Alfabetizada, with the aim of to ensure that all children are fully literate by the end of the 2nd year of school fundamental.
During the event at the Planalto Palace, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) emphasized the importance of ending neglect and focusing on the well-being of children.
According to the Basic Education Evaluation System (Saeb), Santa Catarina leads the ranking with the highest score for the 2nd year of elementary school, reaching 751.74 points. The Federal District and São Paulo ranked second and third respectively, with 738.09 and 735.72 points. Ceará, the home state of the Minister of Education, ranked fourth with 734.04 points. The states with the worst performances were Tocantins, Acre and Amapá.
