TABLE X.—COMPARATIVE RETURN showing the DEGREE of EDUCATION possessed by MALES and FEMALES at STATED PERIODS of AGE, in each DIVISION of the STATE, at DATES of CENSUS 1891 and 1901 respectively (exclusive of ABORIGINES).
Division and County.		All Ages.		Under 5 Years.		5 to 14 Years.		15 to 20 Years.		21 Years and upwards.
Division and County.		1891.	1901.	1891.	1901.	1891.	1901.	1891.	1901.	1891.	1901.
I.—CENTRAL.
COUNTY—
ADELAIDE—
Read and write	M	54,659	69,640			14,004	17,515	7,775	11,329	32,880	40,796
Read and write	F	59,615	78,122			14,086	17,426	9,372	12,602	36,157	48,094
Read only	M	1,803	1,593		10	1,027	918	35	30	741	635
Read only	F	2,533	2,157		15	996	924	26	19	1,511	1,199
Cannot read	M	16,110	14,791	10,713	9,707	3,953	3,613	95	80	1,349	1,391
Cannot read	F	15,804	14,520	10,381	9,515	3,958	3,504	52	69	1,413	1,432
Total	M	72,572	86,024	10,713	9,717	18,984	22,046	7,905	11,439	34,970	42,822
Total	F	77,952	94,799	10,381	9,530	19,040	21,854	9,450	12,690	39,081	50,725
ALBERT—
Read and write	M	100	536			16	110	7	100	77	326
Read and write	F	48	375			11	117	8	59	29	199
Read only	M	4	22			1	14			3	8
Read only	F	3	17			1	14			2	3
Cannot read	M	29	177	15	101	12	55	2	9		12
Cannot read	F	26	162	16	107	9	44		1	1	10
Total	M	133	735	15	101	29	179	9	109	80	346
Total	F	77	554	16	107	21	175	8	60	32	212
ALFRED—
Read and write	M	23	221			4	52	3	40	16	129
Read and write	F	12	123			2	33	3	25	7	65
Read only	M	2	8			1	5			1	3
Read only	F		4		1		2				1
Cannot read	M	9	54	3	25	4	25	1		1	4
Cannot read	F	10	47	3	29	3	16	2		2	2
Total	M	34	283	3	25	9	82	4	40	18	136
Total	F	22	174	3	30	5	51	5	25	9	68
CARNARVON—
Read and write	M	242	330			59	68	36	79	147	183
Read and write	F	191	245			46	66	31	48	114	131
Read only	M	14	9			9	4		2	5	3
Read only	F	8	8			5	2		1	3	5
Cannot read	M	69	72	40	40	25	24			4	8
Cannot read	F	74	57	53	37	19	18			2	2
Total	M	325	411	40	40	93	96	36	81	156	194
Total	F	273	310	53	37	70	86	31	49	119	138
EYRE—
Read and write	M	2,397	2,695			604	739	419	422	1,374	1,534
Read and write	F	1,978	2,420			544	737	334	396	1,100	1,287
Read only	M	80	37		1	49	22	4		27	14
Read only	F	64	68			30	36			34	32
Cannot read	M	803	721	525	472	240	209	2	2	36	38
Cannot read	F	739	677	498	438	227	225	1		13	14
Total	M	3,280	3,453	525	473	893	970	425	424	1,437	1,586
Total	F	2,781	3,165	498	438	801	998	335	396	1,147	1,333
FERGUSSON—
Read and write	M	2,600	2,826			714	663	440	486	1,446	1,677
Read and write	F	2,271	2,570			643	730	395	443	1,233	1,397
Read only	M	85	82		1	65	55	1	1	19	25
Read only	F	78	78			45	43	2	1	31	34
Cannot read	M	769	566	506	362	223	150	4	1	36	53
Cannot read	F	796	525	539	360	227	133	3	1	27	31
Total	M	3,454	3,474	506	363	1,002	868	445	488	1,501	1,755
Total	F	3,145	3,173	539	360	915	906	400	445	1,291	1,462
GAWLER—
Read and write	M	4,139	4,432			1,074	1,079	715	779	2,350	2,574
Read and write	F	3,716	4,327			1,033	1,124	601	727	2,082	2,476
Read only	M	212	103		3	112	48	7	2	93	50
Read only	F	233	130			115	47	3		115	83
Cannot read	M	1,194	974	798	664	278	205	4	6	114	99
Cannot read	F	1,188	967	806	656	284	215	1	6	97	90
Total	M	5,545	5,509	798	667	1,464	1,332	726	787	2,557	2,723
Total	F	5,137	5,424	806	656	1,432	1,386	605	733	2,294	2,649
HINDMARSH—
Read and write	M	3,793	4,063			1,067	1,027	555	615	2,171	2,421
Read and write	F	4,013	4,492			1,024	1,041	622	723	2,367	2,728
Read only	M	176	137		1	112	85	2	2	62	49
Read only	F	231	167		2	100	62	2	1	129	102
Cannot read	M	1,083	996	685	610	282	249	5	8	111	129
Cannot read	F	1,069	910	674	587	259	214	1		135	109
Total	M	5,052	5,196	685	611	1,461	1,361	562	625	2,344	2,599
Total	F	5,313	5,569	674	589	1,383	1,317	625	724	2,631	2,939