Table No. CXXXII., SHOWING NUMBER of PERSONS, MALES, and FEMALES who could READ and WRITE, who could READ ONLY, who could not READ or WRITE, and whose DEGREE of EDUCATION was UNSPECIFIED at the ENUMERATIONS of 1861, 1864, 1868, 1871, 1876, 1881, and 1886 respectively.
CENSUS PERIOD. READ AND WRITE. READ ONLY. CANNOT READ OR WRITE. DEGREE OF EDUCATION UNSPECIFIED.* TOTALS.
Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females.
1861 17,181 11,399 5,782 3,714 1,747 1,967 9,164 4,975 4,189 30,059 18,121 11,938
1864 34,909 25,507 12,902 6,950 3,194 3,756 16,108 8,724 7,384 61,467 37,425 24,042
1868 63,597 40,549 23,048 9,330 4,873 4,457 26,974 15,324 11,650 99,901 60,746 39,155
1871 74,255 47,182 27,073 11,970 5,691 6,279 32,781 18,031 14,750 1,098 863 235 120,104 71,767 48,337
1876 110,726 68,489 42,237 13,819 6,819 7,000 46,393 27,980 18,413 2,345 1,721 624 173,283 105,009 68,274
1881 135194† 77,809 57,385 13,533 6,580 6,953 62,854 39,481 23,373 1,944 1,455 489 213,525 125,325 88,200
1886 219,031 127,919 91,112 15,276 7,471 7,805 86,770 53,867 32,904 1,775 1,087 688 322,853 190,344 132,509