CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1901.—EDUCATION., TABLE II.—The Number of Persons, Males and Females, at the Principal Age-groups, who could read and write, read only, or who were unable to read, at the last five Census Periods.

Census Periods.		All Ages.					Under 10.					10 and under 20.					20 and over.
		Read and Write.	Read only.	Cannot Read.	Read and Write *(Foreign).	Read only *(Foreign).	Read and Write.	Read only.	Cannot Read.	Read and Write *(Foreign).	Read only *(Foreign).	Read and Write.	Read only.	Cannot Read.	Read and Write *(Foreign).	Read only *(Foreign).	Read and Write.	Read only.	Cannot Read.	Read and Write *(Foreign).	Read only *(Foreign).
1861	Males	55.70	10.99	33.31			9.78	13.17	77.05			68.66	14.35	16.99			72.38	8.94	18.68
	Females	51.18	15.89	32.93			10.00	14.47	75.53			75.27	14.80	9.93			68.02	17.44	14.54
1871	Males	60.05	9.83	30.02			15.98	14.06	69.96			77.43	11.29	11.28			77.30	7.30	15.40
	Females	57.47	12.71	29.82			16.49	13.81	69.70			82.56	9.76	7.68			75.12	13.33	11.55
1881	Males	68.31	5.88	25.81			20.41	9.39	70.20			88.01	5.26	6.73			83.95	4.43	11.62
	Females	66.48	7.40	26.12			21.08	9.25	69.67			91.62	4.14	4.24			83.91	7.86	6.23
1891	Males	73.49	3.44	21.06	1.93	0.08	24.63	7.03	68.34	0.00	0.00	96.75	1.22	1.84	0.18	0.01	88.18	2.55	5.71	3.42	0.14
	Females	72.96	4.28	22.64	0.11	0.01	25.39	6.64	67.96	0.01	0.00	98.06	0.86	1.06	0.02	0.00	90.50	4.40	4.86	0.22	0.02
1901	Males	78.08	2.01	18.75	1.12	0.04	28.19	4.70	67.11	0.00		97.91	0.56	1.40	0.13	0.00	91.28	1.45	5.24	1.96	0.07
	Females	78.95	2.34	18.61	0.09	0.01	28.81	4.46	66.73	0.00	0.00	98.68	0.38	0.92	0.02	0.00	94.16	2.21	3.46	0.16	0.01