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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

(Mark One)

☐REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

OR

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

☐SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event requiring this shell company report For the transition period from to .

Commission file number:001-38992

**AFYA LIMITED

**(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Alameda Oscar Niemeyer**, No. 119****,15th floor**

Vila da Serra, Nova Lima

Minas Gerais — MG, Brazil

(Address of principal executive offices)

**Virgilio Deloy Capobianco Gibbon

Chief Executive Officer

Tel.: +55 (31)3515-7550 Email: ir@afya.com.br

Alameda Oscar Niemeyer, No. 119,15th floor

Vila da Serra, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais

Brazil

**(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common shares, par value US$0.00005 per shareAFYANasdaq Global Select Market

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

The number of outstanding shares as of December 31, 2024 was 49,920,068 Class A common shares and 43,802,763 Class B common shares.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes☐ No ☒

Note — Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer ☒ Accelerated Filer ☐

Non-accelerated Filer ☐ Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

☐ U.S. GAAP

☒International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board

☐ Other

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

☐ Item 17 ☐ Item 18

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes☐ No☒

table of contents

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PART I INTRODUCTION1
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS4
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE4
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION4
A. Reserved4
B. Capitalization and Indebtedness4
C. Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds4
D. Risk Factors4
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY45
A. History and Development of the Company45
B. Business Overview49
C. Organizational Structure87
D. Property, Plant and Equipment87
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS87
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS88
A. Operating Results88
B. Liquidity and Capital Resources106
C. Research and Development, Patents and Licenses110
D. Trend Information110
E. Critical Accounting Estimates110
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES110
A. Directors and Senior Management110
B. Compensation114
C. Board Practices115
D. Employees119
E. Share Ownership119
F. Disclosure of a Registrant’s Action to Recover Erroneously Awarded Compensation120
ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS120
A. Major Shareholders120
B. Related Party Transactions122
C. Interests of Experts and Counsel124
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION125
A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information125
B. Significant Changes129
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING129
A. Offer and Listing Details129
B. Plan of Distribution129
C. Markets129
D. Selling Shareholders129
E. Dilution129
F. Expenses of the Issue129
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION129
A. Share Capital129
B. Memorandum and Articles of Association130
C. Material Contracts147
D. Exchange Controls147
E. Taxation147
F. Dividends and Paying Agents151
G. Statement by Experts151
H. Documents on Display151

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I. Subsidiary Information151
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK151
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES153
A. Debt Securities153
B. Warrants and Rights153
C. Other Securities153
D. American Depositary Shares153
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES154
A. Defaults154
B. Arrears and delinquencies154
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS154
A. Material modifications to instruments154
B. Material modifications to rights154
C. Withdrawal or substitution of assets154
D. Change in trustees or paying agents154
E. Use of proceeds154
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES154
A. Disclosure Controls and Procedures154
C. Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm155
D. Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting155
ITEM 16. RESERVED155
ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT155
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS155
ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES156
ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES156
ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS156
ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT157
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE158
ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE158
ITEM 16I. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS158
ITEM 16J. INSIDER TRADING POLICIES159
ITEM 16K. CYBERSECURITY159
PART III161
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS161
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS161
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS161
Index to Financial StatementsF-1

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