Lower secondary school starting age in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Lower secondary school starting age was 11 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary school starting age in New Caledonia, 1988–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school starting age in New Caledonia is 11 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school starting age in New Caledonia peaked at 11 years in 1988 and was at its lowest, 11 years, in 1988.
New Caledonia ranks 144th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 144 Albania 11 years compare
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- 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11 years compare
- 144 Brazil 11 years compare
- 144 Bulgaria 11 years compare
- 144 Cayman Islands 11 years compare
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- 144 Croatia 11 years compare
- 144 Czechia 11 years compare
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- 144 Eritrea 11 years compare
- 144 France 11 years compare
- 144 French Polynesia 11 years compare
- 144 Gabon 11 years compare
- 144 Gibraltar 11 years compare
- 144 Hungary 11 years compare
- 144 India 11 years compare
- 144 Italy 11 years compare
- 144 Kuwait 11 years compare
- 144 Kyrgyzstan 11 years compare
- 144 Laos 11 years compare
- 144 Lithuania 11 years compare
- 144 Madagascar 11 years compare
- 144 Mauritius 11 years compare
- 144 Moldova 11 years compare
- 144 Monaco 11 years compare
- 144 Mongolia 11 years compare
- 144 Montenegro 11 years compare
- 144 New Zealand 11 years compare
- 144 North Macedonia 11 years compare
- 144 Poland 11 years compare
- 144 Romania 11 years compare
- 144 Russia 11 years compare
- 144 Samoa 11 years compare
- 144 San Marino 11 years compare
- 144 Serbia 11 years compare
- 144 Tajikistan 11 years compare
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- 144 Uzbekistan 11 years compare
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More education data for New Caledonia
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 116.0% (1994)
- Primary education, teachers 1,096 (1991)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.96 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 116.0% (1991)
- School enrollment, primary, male 119.2% (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school starting age in New Caledonia?
- Lower secondary school starting age in New Caledonia was 11 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary school starting age recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 1988.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school starting age recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 years in 1988.
- How does New Caledonia rank for lower secondary school starting age?
- New Caledonia ranks 144th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school starting age rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary school starting age (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.