Children at School Age., TABLE VII.—State of Education of Children in Tasmania at School Age (5 to 14 inclusive), and Numbers and Proportions per cent. under each state of Education to whole Number at same Age., NUMBERS.
| Localities. |
Read and write. |
Read only. |
Could not read. |
Education unknown. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| The whole Colony |
17,183 |
8,612 |
8,571 |
4,107 |
2,110 |
1,907 |
6,604 |
3,545 |
3,059 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
| City of Hobart |
3,509 |
1,722 |
1,847 |
579 |
274 |
305 |
770 |
438 |
332 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Town of Launceston |
2,081 |
1,080 |
1,001 |
336 |
177 |
209 |
430 |
201 |
229 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
| Country Districts |
11,533 |
5,810 |
5,723 |
3,142 |
1,659 |
1,483 |
5,404 |
2,906 |
2,496 |
2 |
2 |
|
| PROPORTIONS PER CENT. |
| The whole Colony |
61.58 |
60.35 |
62.88 |
14.72 |
14.78 |
14.65 |
23.67 |
24.84 |
22.44 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
| City of Hobart |
72.56 |
70.72 |
74.26 |
11.77 |
11.25 |
12.28 |
15.65 |
17.99 |
13.36 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
|
| Town of Launceston |
71.71 |
74.02 |
69.37 |
13.30 |
12.13 |
14.48 |
14.82 |
13.78 |
15.87 |
0.17 |
0.07 |
0.28 |
| Country Districts |
57.43 |
55.99 |
58.97 |
15.65 |
15.99 |
15.23 |
26.91 |
28.00 |
25.74 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
|