School age population, last grade of primary education, female in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 2,107 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,107
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
182nd
of 222 countries
All-time high
2,301
in 2008
All-time low
1,849
in 1996
Years of data
44
1982–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in New Caledonia, 1982–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in New Caledonia stood at 2,107.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in New Caledonia peaked at 2,301 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,849, in 1996.
That places New Caledonia 182nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1,896 | — |
| 1983 | 1,904 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1,920 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1,929 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,926 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1,911 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1,889 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1,862 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1,879 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1,884 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,885 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,883 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,899 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1,854 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1,849 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,939 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 2,020 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 2,166 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 2,110 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 2,190 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 2,262 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 2,258 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,247 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2,235 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2,231 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,287 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2,301 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,276 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2,266 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,256 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2,246 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2,240 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,245 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,241 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,213 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,220 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,160 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 2,114 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 2,084 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,103 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 2,055 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 2,044 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 2,098 | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 2,107 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,905 | 1,862 | 1,929 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1,926 | 1,849 | 2,166 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,240 | 2,110 | 2,301 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,220 | 2,114 | 2,266 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,082 | 2,044 | 2,107 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 179 Iceland 2,350 compare
- 180 Guadeloupe 2,218 compare
- 181 Malta 2,167 compare
- 183 French Polynesia 1,903 compare
- 184 Martinique 1,790 compare
- 185 Barbados 1,604 compare
More education data for New Caledonia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0595 units per person (1991)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 425 (1985)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.17 % change on previous year (1985)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.87 % change on previous year (1991)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,780 (1991)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.114 units per person (1994)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in New Caledonia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in New Caledonia was 2,107 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,301 in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,849 in 1996.
- How does New Caledonia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- New Caledonia ranks 182nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release