CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—SUMMARY TABLES., No. 43., EDUCATION.—Return showing, inclusively and exclusively of Chinese and Aborigines, the number of persons who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read or write, at the Census of 1881.

		Total Population.			Exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines.			Chinese and Aborigines.
		Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.
All ages.	Read and write	507,067	280,831	226,236	506,960	280,726	226,234	107	105	2
	Read only	49,372	24,190	25,182	49,339	24,159	25,180	33	31	2
	Cannot read	195,029	106,128	88,901	183,321	95,185	88,136	11,708	10,943	765
Under 5 years.	Read and write
	Read only
	Cannot read	111,123	56,169	54,954	111,015	56,114	54,901	108	55	53
5 and under 15.	Read and write	121,596	60,845	60,751	121,596	60,845	60,751
	Read only	25,060	12,939	12,121	25,049	12,928	12,121	11	11
	Cannot read	40,841	21,164	19,677	40,585	21,028	19,557	256	136	120
15 and upwards.	Read and write	384,864	219,499	165,365	384,769	219,406	165,363	95	93	2
	Read only	24,234	11,206	13,028	24,217	11,191	13,026	17	15	2
	Cannot read	41,334	27,539	13,795	30,891	17,470	13,421	10,443	10,069	374
Unspecified.	Read and write	607	487	120	595	475	120	12	12
	Read only	78	45	33	73	40	33	5	5
	Cannot read	1,731	1,256	475	830	573	257	901	683	218