School age population, one year before the official primary entry in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 2,152 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in New Caledonia, 1982–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in New Caledonia is 2,152, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in New Caledonia peaked at 2,397 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,873, in 1989.
That places New Caledonia 181st 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, one year before the official primary entry in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2,044 | — |
| 1983 | 2,032 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 2,015 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1,984 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1,944 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 1,904 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1,878 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1,873 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1,888 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1,875 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,964 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 2,045 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 2,213 | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 2,133 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 2,216 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 2,286 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 2,279 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,264 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,254 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2,269 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,341 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 2,394 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2,354 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 2,347 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,397 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2,324 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 2,282 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2,260 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,260 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,272 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2,300 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2,338 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2,378 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,390 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,338 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2,291 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 2,293 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,191 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 2,151 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 2,035 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 2,106 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 2,091 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 2,094 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2,152 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,959 | 1,873 | 2,044 | 8 |
| 1990s | 2,116 | 1,875 | 2,286 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,322 | 2,254 | 2,397 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,305 | 2,191 | 2,390 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,105 | 2,035 | 2,152 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More education data for New Caledonia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,090 (1990)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,900 (1991)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,531 (1991)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,560 (1997)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 22,308 (1994)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (1994)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (1994)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.114 units per person (1994)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in New Caledonia?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in New Caledonia was 2,152 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,397 in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,873 in 1989.
- How does New Caledonia rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- New Caledonia ranks 181st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release