School age population, primary education, male in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: School age population, primary education, male was 10,437 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in New Caledonia, 1982–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for New Caledonia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,096 (1991)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.1% (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, 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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February 2026 Data Release