Education of the People, 1891., TABLE II.—Showing the Number and Proportions of all Persons, Males, and Females in the Colony, under each degree of Education, and under various Age-groups.
| AGES. |
NUMERICAL. |
PERCENTAL. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Total. |
Read & write. |
Read only. |
Cannot read. |
Total. |
Read & write. |
Read only. |
Cannot read. |
Total. |
Read & write. |
Read only. |
Cannot read. |
Read & write. |
Read only. |
Cannot read. |
Read & write. |
Read only. |
Cannot read. |
Read & write. |
Read only. |
Cannot read. |
| All Ages |
146,667 |
|
|
|
77,560 |
|
|
|
69,107 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All Ages specified |
145,917 |
102,522 |
6,361 |
37,034 |
76,919 |
53,969 |
3,261 |
19,689 |
68,998 |
48,553 |
3,100 |
17,345 |
70.26 |
4.36 |
25.38 |
70.16 |
4.24 |
25.60 |
70.37 |
4.49 |
25.14 |
| 5 years and over |
124,466 |
102,522 |
6,124 |
15,820 |
66,080 |
53,969 |
3,144 |
8,967 |
58,386 |
48,553 |
2,980 |
6,853 |
82.37 |
4.92 |
12.71 |
81.68 |
4.75 |
13.57 |
83.16 |
5.10 |
11.74 |
| 7 years and over |
116,260 |
101,079 |
5,080 |
10,101 |
61,870 |
53,292 |
2,607 |
5,971 |
54,390 |
47,787 |
2,473 |
4,130 |
86.94 |
4.38 |
8.68 |
86.14 |
4.21 |
9.65 |
87.86 |
4.55 |
7.59 |
| 14 years and over |
91,825 |
81,510 |
3,215 |
7,100 |
49,613 |
43,627 |
1,606 |
4,380 |
42,212 |
37,883 |
1,609 |
2,720 |
88.77 |
3.50 |
7.73 |
87.94 |
3.24 |
8.82 |
89.74 |
3.81 |
6.45 |
| 15 years and over |
88,656 |
78,515 |
3,150 |
6,991 |
47,939 |
42,069 |
1,567 |
4,303 |
40,717 |
36,446 |
1,583 |
2,688 |
88.57 |
3.55 |
7.88 |
87.75 |
3.27 |
8.98 |
89.51 |
3.89 |
6.60 |
| 21 years and over |
71,956 |
62,648 |
2,917 |
6,391 |
39,423 |
34,140 |
1,407 |
3,876 |
32,533 |
28,508 |
1,510 |
2,515 |
87.06 |
4.05 |
8.89 |
86.60 |
3.57 |
9.83 |
87.63 |
4.64 |
7.73 |
| 5-7 years |
8,206 |
1,443 |
1,044 |
5,719 |
4,210 |
677 |
537 |
2,996 |
3,996 |
766 |
507 |
2,723 |
79.59 |
12.73 |
69.68 |
16.08 |
12.76 |
71.16 |
19.17 |
12.69 |
68.14 |
| 7-14 years |
24,435 |
19,569 |
1,865 |
3,001 |
12,257 |
9,665 |
1,001 |
1,591 |
12,178 |
9,904 |
864 |
1,410 |
80.09 |
7.63 |
12.28 |
78.84 |
8.18 |
12.98 |
81.33 |
7.09 |
11.58 |
| 5-15 years |
35,810 |
24,007 |
2,974 |
8,829 |
18,141 |
11,900 |
1,577 |
4,664 |
17,669 |
12,107 |
1,397 |
4,165 |
67.04 |
8.30 |
24.66 |
65.60 |
8.69 |
25.71 |
68.52 |
7.91 |
23.57 |
| 7-65 years |
109,553 |
96,621 |
4,333 |
8,599 |
57,582 |
50,408 |
2,180 |
4,994 |
51,971 |
46,213 |
2,153 |
3,605 |
88.19 |
3.96 |
7.85 |
87.54 |
3.79 |
8.67 |
88.92 |
4.14 |
6.94 |
| Under 3 years |
12,798 |
|
|
12,798 |
6,487 |
|
|
6,487 |
6,311 |
|
|
6,311 |
|
|
100.00 |
|
|
100.00 |
|
|
100.00 |
| 3-5 years |
8,653 |
|
237 |
8,416 |
4,352 |
|
117 |
4,235 |
4,301 |
|
120 |
4,181 |
|
2.74 |
97.26 |
|
2.68 |
97.32 |
|
2.79 |
97.21 |
| 5-10 years |
19,352 |
8,836 |
2,451 |
8,065 |
9,858 |
4,350 |
1,286 |
4,222 |
9,494 |
4,486 |
1,165 |
3,843 |
45.66 |
12.67 |
41.67 |
44.13 |
13.04 |
42.83 |
47.25 |
12.27 |
40.48 |
| 10-15 years |
16,458 |
15,171 |
523 |
764 |
8,283 |
7,550 |
291 |
442 |
8,175 |
7,621 |
232 |
322 |
92.18 |
3.18 |
4.64 |
91.16 |
3.51 |
5.33 |
93.23 |
2.83 |
3.94 |
| 15-20 years |
13,890 |
13,202 |
198 |
490 |
7,071 |
6,588 |
136 |
347 |
6,819 |
6,614 |
62 |
143 |
95.04 |
1.43 |
3.53 |
93.17 |
1.92 |
4.91 |
97.00 |
0.91 |
2.09 |
| 20-25 years |
13,729 |
12,938 |
190 |
601 |
7,146 |
6,589 |
136 |
421 |
6,583 |
6,349 |
54 |
180 |
94.24 |
1.38 |
4.38 |
92.21 |
1.90 |
5.89 |
96.45 |
0.82 |
2.73 |
| 25-30 years |
13,316 |
12,291 |
235 |
790 |
7,261 |
6,580 |
139 |
542 |
6,055 |
5,711 |
96 |
248 |
92.31 |
1.76 |
5.93 |
90.62 |
1.91 |
7.47 |
94.32 |
1.59 |
4.09 |
| 30-35 years |
10,813 |
9,774 |
282 |
757 |
5,892 |
5,250 |
149 |
493 |
4,921 |
4,524 |
133 |
264 |
90.39 |
2.61 |
7.00 |
89.11 |
2.53 |
8.36 |
91.94 |
2.70 |
5.36 |
| 35-40 years |
7,792 |
6,883 |
265 |
644 |
4,356 |
3,796 |
133 |
427 |
3,436 |
3,087 |
132 |
217 |
88.34 |
3.40 |
8.26 |
87.15 |
3.05 |
9.80 |
89.85 |
3.84 |
6.31 |
| 40-45 years |
5,976 |
5,339 |
218 |
419 |
3,229 |
2,891 |
88 |
250 |
2,747 |
2,448 |
130 |
169 |
89.34 |
3.65 |
7.01 |
89.53 |
2.73 |
7.74 |
89.12 |
4.73 |
6.15 |
| 45-50 years |
4,910 |
4,383 |
202 |
325 |
2,573 |
2,314 |
75 |
184 |
2,337 |
2,069 |
127 |
141 |
89.27 |
4.11 |
6.62 |
89.94 |
2.91 |
7.15 |
88.54 |
5.43 |
6.03 |
| 50-55 years |
4,430 |
3,764 |
227 |
439 |
2,292 |
2,015 |
73 |
204 |
2,138 |
1,749 |
154 |
235 |
84.98 |
5.12 |
9.90 |
87.92 |
3.18 |
8.90 |
81.81 |
7.20 |
10.99 |
| 55-60 years |
3,709 |
3,001 |
259 |
449 |
1,931 |
1,670 |
76 |
185 |
1,778 |
1,331 |
183 |
264 |
80.90 |
6.98 |
12.12 |
86.48 |
3.94 |
9.58 |
74.86 |
10.29 |
14.85 |
| 60-65 years |
3,384 |
2,482 |
327 |
575 |
1,900 |
1,492 |
135 |
273 |
1,484 |
990 |
192 |
302 |
73.36 |
9.66 |
16.98 |
78.52 |
7.11 |
14.37 |
66.71 |
12.94 |
20.35 |
| 65-70 years |
2,457 |
1,756 |
264 |
437 |
1,492 |
1,101 |
134 |
257 |
965 |
655 |
130 |
180 |
71.47 |
10.75 |
17.78 |
73.80 |
8.98 |
17.22 |
67.88 |
13.47 |
18.65 |
| 70-75 years |
2,163 |
1,421 |
240 |
502 |
1,399 |
927 |
150 |
322 |
764 |
494 |
90 |
180 |
65.70 |
11.09 |
23.21 |
66.26 |
10.72 |
23.02 |
64.67 |
11.77 |
23.56 |
| 75-80 years |
1,189 |
748 |
142 |
299 |
789 |
496 |
80 |
213 |
400 |
252 |
62 |
86 |
62.91 |
11.94 |
25.15 |
62.87 |
10.13 |
27.00 |
63.00 |
15.50 |
21.50 |
| 80-85 years |
625 |
381 |
71 |
173 |
419 |
254 |
45 |
120 |
206 |
127 |
26 |
53 |
60.96 |
11.36 |
27.68 |
60.62 |
10.74 |
28.64 |
61.65 |
12.62 |
25.73 |
| 85 and over |
273 |
152 |
30 |
91 |
189 |
106 |
18 |
65 |
84 |
46 |
12 |
26 |
55.68 |
10.99 |
33.33 |
56.09 |
9.52 |
34.39 |
54.76 |
14.29 |
30.95 |
| Unspecified |
750 |
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|
641 |
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|
109 |
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