School age population, lower secondary education, female in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 8,300 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in New Caledonia, 1988–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, lower secondary education, female in New Caledonia stood at 8,300.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in New Caledonia peaked at 8,836 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7,568, in 1991.
That places New Caledonia 177th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 7,669 | — |
| 1989 | 7,638 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 7,571 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 7,568 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,583 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 7,607 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 7,622 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 7,645 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 7,617 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 7,574 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 7,671 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 7,830 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 8,836 | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 8,714 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 8,543 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 8,488 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 8,422 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 8,321 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 8,284 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 8,260 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 8,300 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,654 | 7,638 | 7,669 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7,629 | 7,568 | 7,830 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,698 | 8,543 | 8,836 | 3 |
| 2020s | 8,346 | 8,260 | 8,488 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 174 Guadeloupe 8,840 compare
- 175 Macao 8,800 compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 8,420 compare
- 178 French Polynesia 8,076 compare
- 179 Bahamas 7,887 compare
- 180 Martinique 7,373 compare
More education data for New Caledonia
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,096 (1991)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in New Caledonia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in New Caledonia was 8,300 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,836 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,568 in 1991.
- How does New Caledonia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- New Caledonia ranks 177th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release