| Degree of Education. |
1871. |
1876. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Read and Write |
74,255 |
47,182 |
27,073 |
110,726 |
68,489 |
42,237 |
| Read only |
11,970 |
5,691 |
6,279 |
13,619 |
6,819 |
7,000 |
| Cannot read |
32,781 |
18,031 |
14,750 |
46,393 |
27,980 |
18,413 |
| Unspecified |
1,098 |
863 |
235 |
2,345 |
1,721 |
624 |