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 |