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 |