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