New Caledonia Literacy Rate 1976-2024
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- New Caledonia literacy rate for 2014 was 97.80%, a 0.5% increase from 2006.
- New Caledonia literacy rate for 2006 was 97.30%, a 1.16% increase from 1996.
- New Caledonia literacy rate for 1996 was 96.14%, a 3.06% increase from 1989.
- New Caledonia literacy rate for 1989 was 93.08%, a 1.78% increase from 1976.
| New Caledonia Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2014 |
97.80% |
0.50% |
| 2006 |
97.30% |
1.16% |
| 1996 |
96.14% |
3.06% |
| 1989 |
93.08% |
1.78% |
| 1976 |
91.30% |
1.78% |
