School age population, tertiary education, female in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 10,736 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in New Caledonia, 1988–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 10,736 for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in New Caledonia peaked at 10,736 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,299, in 1988.
New Caledonia ranks 182nd of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 8,299 | — |
| 1989 | 8,486 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 8,903 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 9,183 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 9,406 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 9,562 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 9,645 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 9,666 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 9,655 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 9,629 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 9,612 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 9,624 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 10,517 | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 10,301 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 10,329 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 10,379 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 10,542 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 10,587 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 10,714 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 10,705 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 10,736 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,392 | 8,299 | 8,486 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9,488 | 8,903 | 9,666 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,382 | 10,301 | 10,517 | 3 |
| 2020s | 10,610 | 10,379 | 10,736 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 12,745 compare
- 180 Malta 12,035 compare
- 181 Guadeloupe 11,158 compare
- 183 French Polynesia 10,287 compare
- 184 Martinique 9,149 compare
- 185 Samoa 9,146 compare
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, tertiary education, female in New Caledonia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in New Caledonia was 10,736 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,736 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,299 in 1988.
- How does New Caledonia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- New Caledonia ranks 182nd out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release