CNAE 8513-9/00 · Brazil
Ensino fundamental
23,905 active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry have this CNAE as their main activity. Look up companies and explore their distribution by state and city.
Source: Receita Federal, CNPJ Open Data · October 2026 publication
What this list shows
We count each active company in the Brazilian CNPJ registry once, by its head office and this CNAE as its main activity. Branches and secondary activities are excluded from this scope. The total describes the registry, not market revenue or company quality.
- Active companies
- 23,905
- 197th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 521
- −18.8% · 452nd by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.1
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 2
- in the country: 21
Active companies in this activity
More active establishments and higher registered capital first. This order is not a quality assessment or recommendation.- INSTITUICAO PAULISTA ADVENTISTA DE EDUC E ASS SOCIALArtur Nogueira (SP)
- INSTITUICAO ADV DE EDUC E ASSIST SOCIAL ESTE BRASILEIRAPetrópolis (RJ)
- ASSOCIACAO FRANCISCANA DE ENSINO SENHOR BOM JESUSCuritiba (PR)
- SISTEMA ELITE DE ENSINO S.ARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- ASSOCIACAO BRASILEIRA DE EDUCACAO E CULTURA -ABECSão Paulo (SP)
- INSTITUICAO ADVENT CENTRAL BRAS DE EDUC E ASS SOCIALBrasília (DF)
- MINAS GERAIS SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DA EDUCACAOBelo Horizonte (MG)
- INSPETORIA SAO JOAO BOSCOBelo Horizonte (MG)
- INSTITUICAO ADVENTISTA DE EDUCACAO E ASSISTENCIA SOCIAL NORTE BRASILEIRAAnanindeua (PA)
- INSTITUICAO ADVENTISTA NORDESTE BRASILEIRA DE EDUCACAO E ASSISTENCIA SOCIALLauro de Freitas (BA)
- UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDUCACAO E ENSINOBrasília (DF)
- INSTITUICAO SINODAL DE ASSISTENCIA, EDUCACAO E CULTURA - ISAECSão Leopoldo (RS)
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Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
- 0.0
- 0.0 – 0.1
- 0.1
- 0.2
- 0.3
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 3,720
- 2 Bahia 3,391
- 3 Rio de Janeiro 2,353
- 4 Pernambuco 2,280
- 5 Ceará 1,460
- 6 Minas Gerais 1,389
- 7 Goiás 1,104
- 8 Maranhão 1,013
- 9 Paraíba 950
- 10 Pará 823
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Alagoas 681
- 12 Paraná 552
- 13 Piauí 539
- 14 Espírito Santo 522
- 15 Rio Grande do Norte 486
- 16 Rio Grande do Sul 474
- 17 Mato Grosso 437
- 18 Santa Catarina 403
- 19 Sergipe 355
- 20 Distrito Federal 212
- 21 Amazonas 198
- 22 Tocantins 191
- 23 Mato Grosso do Sul 174
- 24 Rondônia 67
- 25 Acre 64
- 26 Amapá 57
- 27 Roraima 7
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 1,132
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 687
- 3 Salvador (BA) 478
- 4 Recife (PE) 458
- 5 Fortaleza (CE) 446
- 6 Maceió (AL) 275
- 7 Brasília (DF) 212
- 8 Goiânia (GO) 199
- 9 Nova Iguaçu (RJ) 189
- 10 Jaboatão dos Guararapes (PE) 163
See the 30 cities
- 11 Cuiabá (MT) 163
- 12 Duque de Caxias (RJ) 155
- 13 São Gonçalo (RJ) 155
- 14 Belo Horizonte (MG) 145
- 15 Feira de Santana (BA) 143
- 16 Belém (PA) 140
- 17 São Luís (MA) 140
- 18 João Pessoa (PB) 137
- 19 Natal (RN) 128
- 20 Manaus (AM) 125
- 21 Guarulhos (SP) 113
- 22 Teresina (PI) 112
- 23 Olinda (PE) 107
- 24 Aracaju (SE) 107
- 25 Anápolis (GO) 103
- 26 Juazeiro do Norte (CE) 98
- 27 Campinas (SP) 96
- 28 Niterói (RJ) 95
- 29 Campina Grande (PB) 91
- 30 São João de Meriti (RJ) 88
What activity 8513-9/00 is
- Section P — Educação
- Division — Educação
- Group — Educação infantil e ensino fundamental
- Class — Ensino fundamental
What it covers
- As atividades de ensino fundamental de 1ª a 9ª séries regulares
- As instituições que oferecem cursos e exames supletivos no nível de conclusão do ensino fundamental (1ª a 9ª séries), da modalidade de educação de jovens e adultos, ministrados nos estabelecimentos de ensino fundamental
- Os serviços de educação especial no ensino fundamental oferecidos em escola exclusivamente especializada
- As atividades dos cursos de alfabetização de adultos
- As atividades de ensino à distância no ensino fundamental
- As atividades de ensino especial do ensino fundamental
What it does not cover
- As atividades de classes de alfabetização (CA), quando prestadas por escolas maternais e jardins-de-infância (8512-1/00)Classified under: 8512-1/00 Educação infantil - préescola
Typical activities
- Educação fundamental
- Educação fundamental especial
- Ensino de alfabetização de adultos nível fundamental
- Ensino de libra ensino fundamental
- Ensino fundamental
- Ensino fundamental à distância
- Ensino fundamental especial
- Ensino fundamental por correspondência
- Ensino fundamental público ou particular
- Ensino supletivo fundamental
- Escola de ensino fundamental completo
- Escola de ensino fundamental especial
See the other 7 typical activities
- Escola de primeiro ao quinto ano de educação fundamental
- Escola de sexto ao nono ano de educação fundamental
- Escola de sexto ao nono ano do ensinamento fundamental
- Pública ou particular educação compactada fundamental
- Pública ou particular educação intensiva fundamental
- Pública ou particular educação supletiva fundamental
- Serviço prestado por estabelecimento de educação fundamental classes de alfabetização - ca
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 8513-9/00
How many CNAE 8513-9/00 companies are there in Brazil?
23,905 active companies have CNAE 8513-9/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 197th among the country's activities by companies.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 3,720. There, 0.0 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.1 in the national registry.
Does this total include branches and secondary activities?
No. Each active company is counted once, by its head office and registered main activity. A company may carry out this activity as a secondary activity and be excluded from the count. Geographic distribution uses the registered location; records without a recognized federative unit may be counted nationally without appearing in local groups.
Does active status mean a company is qualified for a contract?
No. Active status describes the Receita Federal registration. It does not establish tax compliance, creditworthiness, licences, ability to fulfil a contract or quality. Check the relevant official documents and the contract's requirements.
How we count
Active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry with this as their main activity, counted once by head office. Location is taken from the registry. Where available, openings are for the last 12 months, compared with the previous 12 months.