Education in New Caledonia 59 indicators covering education for New Caledonia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 67.1% 2025 up 0.2% 60th Population ages 0-14 21.1% 2025 down 12.9% 114th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th School enrollment, primary 116.0% 1994 down 6.3% 20th Primary education, teachers 1,096 1991 down 14.9% 177th School enrollment, primary, female 116.0% 1991 down 12.1% 20th School enrollment, primary, male 119.2% 1991 down 13.2% 18th Labor force, total 131,488 2025 down 2.3% 177th Labor force, female 46.2% 2025 down 0.5% 84th School enrollment, secondary 94.0% 1997 up 27.8% 87th Secondary education, teachers 1,940 1997 up 46.6% 168th School enrollment, secondary, female 99.0% 1997 up 28.6% 69th School enrollment, secondary, male 89.2% 1997 up 27.1% 105th School enrollment, primary, private 31.3% 1991 down 7.2% 38th Secondary education, teachers, female 805 1997 up 29.0% 164th Primary completion rate, female 95.9% 1990 down 2.5% 86th Primary completion rate, male 89.3% 1990 down 11.5% 119th Secondary education, general pupils 17,700 1997 up 30.7% 177th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 94.3% 1989 up 13.7% 78th Secondary education, general pupils 54.7% 1997 up 0.7% 6th Children out of school 7.4% 1991 down 24.6% 63rd Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Primary education, pupils 22,308 1994 down 8.6% 178th Secondary education, pupils 25,560 1997 up 31.6% 176th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 94.5% 1989 up 17.1% 67th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 94.2% 1989 up 10.5% 76th Secondary education, vocational pupils 7,860 1997 up 33.7% 129th Children out of school, female 7.6% 1991 down 21.7% 68th Children out of school, male 7.2% 1991 down 27.4% 70th Secondary education, vocational pupils 45.0% 1997 down 4.7% 65th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 11.2% 2025 down 18.0% 32nd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 10.4% 2025 down 17.1% 31st Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 12.1% 2025 down 18.8% 36th Repeaters, primary, total 13.5% 1990 down 14.0% 20th Persistence to grade 5, total 94.3% 1989 up 10.4% 74th Number of adults with no formal education by region 1,500 people 2100 down 28.6% 163rd Population by level of education 179,800 people 2100 up 6.0% 178th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.4% 2100 down 27.4% 85th Repeaters, primary, male 14.9% 1990 down 12.9% 21st Repeaters, primary, female 12.0% 1990 down 15.4% 22nd Secondary education, teachers 41.5% 1997 up 0.3% 155th Compulsory education, duration 0 years 2025 — 196th Progression to secondary school 97.0% 1989 up 16.6% 86th Primary education, pupils 48.3% 1991 down 0.3% 130th Tertiary education, academic staff 33.9% 1984 up 52.5% 125th Persistence to grade 5, female 94.2% 1989 up 9.6% 73rd Persistence to grade 5, male 94.5% 1989 up 11.3% 61st Progression to secondary school, male 94.0% 1989 up 17.2% 101st Progression to secondary school, female 100.0% 1989 up 15.6% 1st Children out of school, primary 1,409 1991 down 27.3% 154th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 20.37 1991 down 2.0% 90th Secondary education, pupils 51.8% 1997 down 0.9% 20th Children out of school, primary, female 709 1991 down 25.1% 150th Children out of school, primary, male 700 1991 down 29.4% 152nd Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.18 1997 down 10.2% 112th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 24.8 1991 down 29.3% 42nd Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 12.08 1985 up 56.1% 126th