Proportion per 100 Living, Ages 5-15.
1881. 1891.
Urban Districts—
Read and write 72.30 73.74
Read only 12.35 8.27
Cannot read 15.35 17.99
Rural Districts—
Read and write 57.44 64.58
Read only 15.65 8.32
Cannot read 26.91 27.10
The Colony—
Read and write 61.61 67.04
Read only 14.72 8.30
Cannot read 23.67 24.66