School age population, primary education, male in New Caledonia

New Caledonia: School age population, primary education, male was 10,437 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
10,437
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
182nd
of 222 countries
All-time high
11,879
in 2007
All-time low
9,362
in 1989
Years of data
44
1982–2025

School age population, primary education, male in New Caledonia, 1982–2025

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1982200320251982: 10.0k1983: 10.0k1984: 10.0k1985: 10.0k1986: 9.9k1987: 9.7k1988: 9.5k1989: 9.4k1990: 9.7k1991: 9.7k1992: 9.6k1993: 9.7k1994: 9.8k1995: 10.1k1996: 10.3k1997: 10.6k1998: 11.0k1999: 11.3k2000: 11.3k2001: 11.5k2002: 11.6k2003: 11.6k2004: 11.7k2005: 11.8k2006: 11.8k2007: 11.9k2008: 11.8k2009: 11.6k2010: 11.5k2011: 11.5k2012: 11.5k2013: 11.5k2014: 11.7k2015: 11.8k2016: 11.6k2017: 11.5k2018: 11.2k2019: 11.0k2020: 10.9k2021: 10.7k2022: 10.5k2023: 10.5k2024: 10.4k2025: 10.4k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2025, school age population, primary education, male in New Caledonia stood at 10,437.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in New Caledonia peaked at 11,879 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9,362, in 1989.

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, primary education, male in New Caledonia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, male (number) in New Caledonia, 1982 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1982 9,960
1983 9,970 +0.1%
1984 10,016 +0.5%
1985 9,975 -0.4%
1986 9,879 -1.0%
1987 9,728 -1.5%
1988 9,546 -1.9%
1989 9,362 -1.9%
1990 9,713 +3.7%
1991 9,682 -0.3%
1992 9,629 -0.5%
1993 9,666 +0.4%
1994 9,786 +1.2%
1995 10,061 +2.8%
1996 10,307 +2.4%
1997 10,639 +3.2%
1998 10,998 +3.4%
1999 11,266 +2.4%
2000 11,345 +0.7%
2001 11,486 +1.2%
2002 11,557 +0.6%
2003 11,621 +0.6%
2004 11,744 +1.1%
2005 11,811 +0.6%
2006 11,836 +0.2%
2007 11,879 +0.4%
2008 11,789 -0.8%
2009 11,648 -1.2%
2010 11,535 -1.0%
2011 11,464 -0.6%
2012 11,459 -0.0%
2013 11,534 +0.7%
2014 11,692 +1.4%
2015 11,789 +0.8%
2016 11,640 -1.3%
2017 11,454 -1.6%
2018 11,247 -1.8%
2019 11,042 -1.8%
2020 10,851 -1.7%
2021 10,720 -1.2%
2022 10,524 -1.8%
2023 10,521 -0.0%
2024 10,439 -0.8%
2025 10,437 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 9,804 9,362 10,016 8
1990s 10,175 9,629 11,266 10
2000s 11,672 11,345 11,879 10
2010s 11,486 11,042 11,789 10
2020s 10,582 10,437 10,851 6

Countries ranked near New Caledonia

  1. 179 Malta 14,776 compare
  2. 180 Bahamas 14,207 compare
  3. 181 Guam 12,126 compare
  4. 183 Barbados 9,818 compare
  5. 184 Guadeloupe 9,701 compare
  6. 185 French Polynesia 9,552 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, male in New Caledonia?
School age population, primary education, male in New Caledonia was 10,437 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in New Caledonia?
The highest recorded value was 11,879 in 2007.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in New Caledonia?
The lowest recorded value was 9,362 in 1989.
How does New Caledonia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
New Caledonia ranks 182nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in New Caledonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release