Women are the majority among those enrolled in Enem 2026 in RN

Of the approximately 113,900 participants in the state, 69,500 are women and 51,440 declared themselves mixed race. The data are from the Enem 2026 Panel, from the National Institute of Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira (Inep).

The survey also records 44,400 registered men. Regarding color or race, 44,675 participants declared themselves white, 9,128 black, 1,141 yellow and 514 indigenous. Another 7,037 did not report this characteristic.

Among those enrolled in the state, 40,334 are in the last year of high school. Of this group, approximately 35.1 thousand are public school students who were automatically enrolled in the exam.

Another 51,208 participants have already completed high school. The panel also records 21,106 people who are studying this stage, but are not expected to finish it in 2026, in addition to 1,287 who are neither studying nor have completed high school.

Across the country, Enem 2026 had 5,051,345 confirmed registrations, out of a total of 5,655,423 registrations made. Women represent 63.98% of participants, with 3,232,013 registrations. Men account for 36.02%, with 1,819,332 registered.

The 17-year-old age group has the largest number of participants, with 1,292,082 registrations, followed by the 18-year-old group, with 1,269,907. Together, these two bands represent 50.7% of the national total.

In 2026, Enem also became part of the National Basic Education Assessment System (Saeb). In addition to being used as a way of accessing higher education, the exam will be used to assess the quality of secondary education in public and private networks. The first official release of results per school is scheduled for 2027.