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Get ENEM (Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio) data

Source: R/get-enem.R
get_enem.Rd

Downloads and processes microdata from ENEM, the Brazilian National High School Exam. ENEM is used for university admissions and as a high school equivalency exam.

Usage

get_enem(year, n_max = Inf, keep_zip = TRUE, quiet = FALSE)

Arguments

year

The year of the exam (2009-2023).

n_max

Maximum number of rows to read. Default is Inf (all rows). Consider using a smaller value for exploration, as ENEM files contain millions of rows.

keep_zip

Logical. If TRUE, keeps the downloaded ZIP file in cache.

quiet

Logical. If TRUE, suppresses progress messages.

Value

A tibble with the ENEM microdata in tidy format.

Details

ENEM is conducted annually by INEP and is the largest exam in Brazil, with millions of participants. The microdata includes:

  • Participant demographics (age, sex, race, etc.)

  • Socioeconomic questionnaire responses

  • Scores for each test area

  • Essay scores

  • School information (when applicable)

Important notes:

  • ENEM files are very large (several GB when extracted).

  • Use n_max to read a sample first for exploration.

  • Column names are standardized to lowercase with underscores.

  • Score variables start with nu_nota_ prefix.

Data dictionary

For detailed information about variables, see INEP's documentation: https://www.gov.br/inep/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/dados-abertos/microdados/enem

Examples

# \donttest{
# get a sample of 10000 rows for exploration
enem_sample <- get_enem(2023, n_max = 10000)
#> ✔ using cached file
#> ℹ reading ENEM data...
#> ℹ reading file with encoding: "UTF-8"
#> ✔ loaded 10000 rows and 76 columns

# get full data (warning: large file)
enem_2023 <- get_enem(2023)
#> ✔ using cached file
#> ℹ reading ENEM data...
#> ! reading full file. use `n_max` to limit rows if needed.
#> ℹ reading file with encoding: "UTF-8"
#> ✔ loaded 3933955 rows and 76 columns
# }