Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 73.2% in 1997. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Caledonia, 1970–1997
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Caledonia is 73.2%, measured in 1997.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Caledonia peaked at 79.6% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 1989.
That places New Caledonia 193rd out of 217 countries with data for 1997, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79.2% | — |
| 1971 | 79.6% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 77.4% | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 77.8% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 74.6% | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 75.5% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 77.0% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 76.4% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 78.8% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 79.5% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 77.3% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 79.1% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 74.8% | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 73.5% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 73.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 73.2% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 72.6% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 72.4% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 71.5% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 72.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 72.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 73.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.6% | 74.6% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.5% | 71.5% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.4% | 72.0% | 73.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 190 Hungary 74.2% compare
- 191 Guatemala 74.2% compare
- 192 Slovakia 73.7% compare
- 194 Costa Rica 73.0% compare
- 195 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 72.8% compare
- 196 North Macedonia 71.5% compare
More education data for New Caledonia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,090 (1990)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,900 (1991)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,531 (1991)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,560 (1997)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 22,308 (1994)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (1994)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (1994)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.114 units per person (1994)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Caledonia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Caledonia was 73.2% in 1997, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 1989.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- New Caledonia ranks 193rd out of 217 countries with data for 1997.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release