School age population, primary education, female in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: School age population, primary education, female was 10,186 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in New Caledonia, 1982–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in New Caledonia is 10,186, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in New Caledonia peaked at 11,400 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9,126, in 1989.
New Caledonia ranks 182nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 9,720 | — |
| 1983 | 9,695 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 9,701 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 9,656 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 9,569 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 9,440 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 9,288 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 9,126 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 9,320 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 9,296 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 9,259 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 9,312 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 9,443 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 9,699 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 9,942 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 10,250 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 10,563 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 10,793 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 10,866 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 10,994 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 11,059 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 11,131 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 11,261 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 11,334 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 11,354 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 11,400 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 11,312 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 11,180 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 11,099 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 11,074 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 11,073 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 11,112 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 11,198 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 11,228 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 11,091 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 10,963 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 10,762 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 10,571 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 10,475 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 10,455 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 10,311 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 10,294 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 10,259 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 10,186 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9,524 | 9,126 | 9,720 | 8 |
| 1990s | 9,788 | 9,259 | 10,793 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,189 | 10,866 | 11,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,017 | 10,571 | 11,228 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,330 | 10,186 | 10,475 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
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 school age population, primary education, female in New Caledonia?
- School age population, primary education, female in New Caledonia was 10,186 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,400 in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,126 in 1989.
- How does New Caledonia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- New Caledonia ranks 182nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release