Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 1.96 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in New Caledonia, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 1.96 for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in New Caledonia peaked at 5.46 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.96, in 2024.
New Caledonia ranks 111th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.25 | 5.13 | 5.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.28 | 5.01 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.52 | 3.75 | 5.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.26 | 3.05 | 3.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.76 | 2.48 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.29 | 2.19 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 | 2.04 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.96 | 2.02 | 5 |
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More education data for New Caledonia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,096 (1991)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 116.01 (1994)
- School enrollment, primary 116.0% (1994)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in New Caledonia?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in New Caledonia was 1.96 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 in 1961.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 in 2024.
- How does New Caledonia rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- New Caledonia ranks 111th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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