Education of the People., TABLE VII.—Showing for each Electoral District and for Urban and Rural Districts the Proportion of Persons of all Ages who could read, and could not read, in the order of the highest results ; the Proportion of all Ages over 7 years and over 21 years ; also the Number of State Schools, and their Number relative to Area and to Population.
Electoral Districts and Groups.	Proportion of Persons who could		Proportion per cent. of Ages.		Per 100 Square Miles.		State Schools.	Population per State School.
Electoral Districts and Groups.	Read.	Not read.	7 years and over.	21 years and over.	State Schools.	Population.	Number.	Population per State School.
The whole Colony	74.62	25.38	79.75	49.51	0.93	560	245	599
Urban Districts	79.57	20.43	81.79	51.99	122.26	572,300	9	4,679
Rural Districts	72.61	27.39	78.92	48.53	0.90	399	236	443
Order
1. Launceston, North	81.23	18.77	82.35	53.84			1	7,604
2. Launceston, City	80.60	19.40	81.46	51.00	55.77	3,199	3	5,736
3. Hobart, South	80.30	19.70	83.24	53.50			2	3,890
4. Launceston, South	80.10	19.90	80.77	48.75			2	4,802
5. Hobart, North	79.69	20.31	82.68	54.92			1	8,527
6. Urban Districts	79.57	20.43	81.79	51.99	122.26	572,300	9	4,679
7. Cumberland	78.97	21.03	85.74	64.52	0.23	124	13	543
8. Hobart, City	78.86	21.14	82.01	52.67	303.00	12,578	6	4,151
9. Hobart, West	76.71	23.29	80.24	49.70			3	2,866
10. Westbury	75.77	24.23	80.00	46.44	3.00	1,240	11	413
11. Glenorchy	75.65	24.35	81.93	53.32	7.86	10,810	4	1,375
12. The whole Colony	74.62	25.38	79.75	49.51	0.93	560	245	599
13. Evandale	74.36	25.64	79.89	46.05	1.13	737	5	652
14. George Town	74.31	25.69	77.16	44.16	1.57	811	7	515
15. Longford	74.25	25.75	78.98	48.75	4.42	2,306	6	521
16. Wellington	74.19	25.81	77.14	47.50	0.38	198	15	521
17. Sorell	73.77	26.23	79.56	47.58	2.85	744	16	261
18. Campbell Town	73.74	26.26	79.85	48.65	0.55	295	5	539
19. Selby	72.89	27.11	76.38	46.24	2.33	793	12	340
20. Ringarooma	72.77	27.23	78.54	51.64	0.74	369	10	481
21. Rural Districts	72.61	27.39	78.92	48.53	0.90	399	236	443
22. Cressy	72.39	27.61	80.42	46.12	1.15	664	4	576
23. Kingborough	72.34	27.66	79.53	46.46	2.37	761	24	320
24. Brighton	72.29	27.71	79.44	49.24	3.47	1,078	11	310
25. Devon, West	72.19	27.81	77.69	47.02	1.25	715	10	573
26. Devon, East	72.04	27.96	76.47	45.61	3.43	1,724	18	503
27. Fingal	71.38	28.62	77.83	47.14	0.96	321	15	333
28. Richmond	69.21	30.79	78.41	46.39	2.61	957	7	366
29. Deloraine	69.03	30.97	77.91	45.53	1.40	573	12	409
30. Oatlands	68.73	31.27	77.21	45.41	1.69	562	10	333
31. New Norfolk	67.79	32.21	80.77	51.52	2.25	1,061	9	493
32. Glamorgan	66.33	33.67	75.77	43.93	0.52	166	6	320
33. Franklin	66.17	33.83	76.25	44.90	0.18	113	6	617