Proportion of Children at the age of 15 who could read and write, as contrasted with proportion of Children at School age (7-17) actually receiving instruction in the Census year.
  
    
      |  | Proportion per 100 living under age period— | 
    
      | 15 and under 16 years age, read and write. | School age, 7-14 years, receiving instruction. | 
  
  
    
      | Urban Districts | 96.86 | 84.00 | 
    
      | Rural Districts | 93.60 | 79.88 | 
    
      | The whole Colony | 94.51 | 80.33 | 
    
      | Longford | 98.68 | 79.26 | 
    
      | Launceston | 98.06 | 88.33 | 
    
      | Glenorchy | 97.72 | 81.71 | 
    
      | Westbury | 97.62 | 88.78 | 
    
      | Sorell | 97.25 | 75.95 | 
    
      | Franklin | 96.66 | 86.91 | 
    
      | Campbell Town | 96.55 | 84.30 | 
    
      | Hobart | 96.04 | 80.60 | 
    
      | Selby | 95.36 | 90.30 | 
    
      | Brighton | 95.00 | 80.00 | 
    
      | George Town | 94.84 | 86.90 | 
    
      | Fingal | 94.40 | 79.86 | 
    
      | Glamorgan | 94.28 | 70.31 | 
    
      | Oatlands | 94.00 | 71.43 | 
    
      | Evandale | 93.51 | 80.00 | 
    
      | Ringarooma | 93.18 | 76.89 | 
    
      | Devon, East | 92.20 | 70.51 | 
    
      | Wellington | 91.68 | 78.82 | 
    
      | Cressy | 91.52 | 79.30 | 
    
      | New Norfolk | 91.42 | 75.02 | 
    
      | Deloraine | 90.82 | 72.18 | 
    
      | Devon, West | 90.72 | 82.23 | 
    
      | Kingborough | 90.38 | 82.30 | 
    
      | Richmond | 90.16 | 81.38 | 
    
      | Cumberland | 88.50 | 71.03 |