School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 21,461 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in New Caledonia, 1988–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 21,461 for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in New Caledonia peaked at 21,461 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16,790, in 1988.
That places New Caledonia 182nd out of 221 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, tertiary education, both sexes in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 16,790 | — |
| 1989 | 17,144 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 17,976 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 18,518 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 18,959 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 19,274 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 19,463 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 19,541 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 19,563 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 19,552 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 19,518 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 19,537 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 21,253 | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 20,856 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 20,894 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 20,850 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 20,999 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 21,095 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 21,436 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 21,459 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 21,461 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16,967 | 16,790 | 17,144 | 2 |
| 1990s | 19,190 | 17,976 | 19,563 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,001 | 20,856 | 21,253 | 3 |
| 2020s | 21,217 | 20,850 | 21,461 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 179 Malta 26,138 compare
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 25,151 compare
- 181 Guadeloupe 23,169 compare
- 183 French Polynesia 21,049 compare
- 184 Samoa 18,916 compare
- 185 Martinique 18,788 compare
More education data for New Caledonia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,096 (1991)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in New Caledonia?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in New Caledonia was 21,461 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 21,461 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,790 in 1988.
- How does New Caledonia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- New Caledonia ranks 182nd out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release