CNAE 8532-5/00 · Brazil
Educação superior - graduação e pós graduação
3,270 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
- 3,270
- 512th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 229
- −14.9% · 574th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.0
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 7
- 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.- EDITORA E DISTRIBUIDORA EDUCACIONAL S/ABelo Horizonte (MG)
- SOCIEDADE EDUCACIONAL LEONARDO DA VINCI LTDAIndaial (SC)
- SER EDUCACIONAL S.A.Recife (PE)
- ANHANGUERA EDUCACIONAL PARTICIPACOES S/AValinhos (SP)
- SOEMOC - SOCIEDADE EDUCATIVA MOC LTDA EM RECUPERACAO JUDICIALBrasília (DF)
- UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULOSão Paulo (SP)
- FOCO - SOLUCOES EM EDUCACAO LTDAJaboatão dos Guararapes (PE)
- SOCIEDADE EDUCACIONAL IESP - SAO PAULO LTDA.São Paulo (SP)
- ACAO EDUCACIONAL CLARETIANABatatais (SP)
- BRASIL EDUCACAO S/ABelo Horizonte (MG)
- SOCIEDADE EDUCACIONAL UBERABENSEUberaba (MG)
- FUNDACAO PRESIDENTE ANTONIO CARLOSBelo Horizonte (MG)
How to assess a company's data
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- How to look up a CNPJ
Check identifiers, dates and registry fields against official sources.
- What an active CNPJ means
Active status does not show that a company is debt-free, licensed or able to operate.
- How to read partner and administrator records
Understand QSA roles and the limits on ownership and representation information.
Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
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Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 838
- 2 Minas Gerais 270
- 3 Paraná 234
- 4 Rio Grande do Sul 195
- 5 Bahia 171
- 6 Goiás 151
- 7 Ceará 136
- 8 Pará 125
- 9 Rio de Janeiro 125
- 10 Santa Catarina 118
See the 26 federative units
- 11 Pernambuco 107
- 12 Maranhão 97
- 13 Mato Grosso 95
- 14 Espírito Santo 64
- 15 Mato Grosso do Sul 64
- 16 Rondônia 59
- 17 Distrito Federal 58
- 18 Piauí 57
- 19 Paraíba 55
- 20 Amazonas 43
- 21 Alagoas 41
- 22 Tocantins 41
- 23 Rio Grande do Norte 36
- 24 Sergipe 23
- 25 Acre 17
- 26 Amapá 15
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 498
- 2 Curitiba (PR) 68
- 3 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 63
- 4 Goiânia (GO) 58
- 5 Brasília (DF) 58
- 6 Belo Horizonte (MG) 57
- 7 Porto Alegre (RS) 54
- 8 Fortaleza (CE) 51
- 9 Salvador (BA) 47
- 10 Recife (PE) 42
See the 29 cities
- 11 Cuiabá (MT) 31
- 12 Campinas (SP) 29
- 13 Manaus (AM) 27
- 14 Belém (PA) 25
- 15 Teresina (PI) 25
- 16 São Luís (MA) 24
- 17 Vitória (ES) 23
- 18 Maringá (PR) 21
- 19 Maceió (AL) 19
- 20 Florianópolis (SC) 19
- 21 Porto Velho (RO) 18
- 22 Londrina (PR) 18
- 23 Campo Grande (MS) 18
- 24 João Pessoa (PB) 16
- 25 Juazeiro do Norte (CE) 15
- 26 Imperatriz (MA) 14
- 27 Uberlândia (MG) 14
- 28 Barueri (SP) 14
- 29 Sobral (CE) 13
What activity 8532-5/00 is
- Section P — Educação
- Division — Educação
- Group — Educação superior
- Class — Educação superior - graduação e pós-graduação
What it covers
- As instituições de educação superior que oferecem cursos de graduação e programas de mestrado, doutorado e pós-doutorado, podendo ainda oferecer cursos de especialização, aperfeiçoamento, dentre outros, abertos a candidatos diplomados em cursos de graduação e que atendam às exigências das instituições de educação superior
What it does not cover
- As atividades de pesquisa e desenvolvimento (divisão 72)
- As instituições de educação superior que oferecem exclusivamente cursos de graduação (8531-7/00)Classified under: 8531-7/00 Educação superior - graduação
- As instituições de educação superior que oferecem exclusivamente cursos de pós-graduação e/ou cursos de extensão (8533-3/00)Classified under: 8533-3/00 Educação superior - pós graduação e extensão
Typical activities
- Curso de doutorado
- Curso de mestrado
- Curso de pós-doutorado
- Educação superior - graduação e pós graduação
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 8532-5/00
How many CNAE 8532-5/00 companies are there in Brazil?
3,270 active companies have CNAE 8532-5/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 512th among the country's activities by companies.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 838. There, 0.0 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.0 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.