New Caledonia Literacy Rate 1976-2025

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 for 1976 was 91.30%, a 91.3% increase from .
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.