With 5 chocolates and jelly candies, a young woman takes sweets to 'get smart' during the Enem test in PI
State registers more than 120 thousand confirmed candidates for the exam, with gender disparity in registrations
Quick Look
- With more than 120 thousand registered in Piauí for Enem 2026, the number of women exceeds that of men by almost 1.5 times.
- Candidates prepare for the first day of tests, which include writing and humanities.
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Why It Matters
Enem 2026 is the national exam used to enter higher education in Brazil. The data is provided by Inep's Enem Panel.
"I brought chocolates, look. Very sweet to keep us wide awake, right? Fini, encore and what I still got here. Just so I don't die. So I don't get distracted. Stay very attentive", joked the young woman.
Amelly also said that this is the second year that she has applied for a place in the Nursing course.
In Piauí, the number of women enrolled in the National High School Exam (Enem) 2026 is almost 1.5 times greater than that of men. There are more than 72 thousand candidates, compared to 48.7 thousand candidates, a difference of more than 23 thousand applications. In total, 120.8 thousand people are confirmed to take the test this Sunday (8).
The data is part of the Enem 2026 Panel, from the National Institute of Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira (Inep). The tool allows you to consult indicators by state and municipality, including age group, school status and specialized services.
On the first day, participants will answer questions on Languages, Codes and their Technologies, Writing and Human Sciences and their Technologies. On the second day, tests on Natural Sciences and its Technologies and Mathematics and its Technologies will be administered.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Exams on the first day of Enem 2026 will be held on Sunday (8).
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Open Questions
- What will be the final abstention rate in Piauí?
