CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—SUMMARY TABLES., No. 42., EDUCATION.—Return showing, for the Urban and Rural parts of the Colony, the percentage of Persons, Children, and Adults who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read or write, at the Census of 1881.

	Sydney and Suburbs, exclusive of Shipping.									Towns and Villages of 100 Inhabitants and over.									Total Urban.									Total Rural.
	Persons.			Males.			Females.			Persons.			Males.			Females.			Persons.			Males.			Females.			Persons.			Males.			Females.
	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.
All Ages	73.87	4.95	21.18	74.38	4.18	2.44	73.36	5.72	20.92	64.65	7.32	28.02	65.92	6.57	27.51	63.17	8.21	28.62	69.36	6.11	24.53	70.07	5.40	24.53	68.58	6.89	24.53	64.76	7.26	27.98	65.92	6.57	27.46	63.17	8.21	28.62
Under 5 years			100.00			100.00			100.00			100.00			100.00			100.00			100.00			100.00			100.00			100.00			100.00			100.00
5 years and under 15	73.31	10.31	17.38	71.55	10.28	18.17	73.07	10.34	16.59	62.00	14.55	23.45	61.28	14.92	23.80	62.69	14.19	23.12	67.05	12.17	20.48	66.35	12.63	21.02	67.72	12.33	19.95	61.95	14.57	23.48	61.28	14.92	23.80	62.69	14.19	23.12
15 years and upwards	90.08	3.96	5.96	91.11	2.78	6.11	80.03	5.16	5.81	83.35	6.11	10.54	82.63	4.96	12.41	84.36	7.69	7.95	86.91	4.98	8.11	86.81	3.89	9.30	87.02	6.25	6.73	83.29	6.01	10.70	82.62	4.97	12.41	84.36	7.69	7.95
Unspecified	56.23	10.44	33.33	53.29	10.18	36.53	60.00	10.77	29.23	14.25	2.54	83.21	23.91	2.61	73.48	2.17	2.44	95.39	25.33	4.62	70.05	31.74	4.63	63.63	17.27	4.62	78.11	22.32	3.13	74.55	24.00	2.21	73.79	10.58	9.61	79.81