General Summary., TABLE VIII.—Showing the degree of Education possessed by Males and Females of different Ages.
The whole Colony. All Ages. Under 1. 1 - 2. 2 - 3. 3 - 4. 4 - 5. 5 - 6. 6 - 7. 7 - 8. 8 - 9. 9 - 10. 10 - 11. 11 - 12. 12 - 13. 13 - 14. 14 - 15.
Read and write—
Males 53,190 14 34 184 493 922 1,321 1,430 1,517 1,450 1,561 1,463 1,558
Females 48,558 19 38 205 561 1,004 1,277 1,439 1,689 1,513 1,618 1,364 1,437
Read only—
Males 3,207 12 57 211 326 338 245 166 101 61 56 34 39
Females 3,041 7 56 192 315 311 220 127 84 60 40 22 26
Cannot read—
Males 19,690 2,340 1,927 2,220 2,118 2,117 1,722 1,274 684 321 221 106 106 83 70 77
Females 17,371 2,248 1,899 2,164 2,154 2,042 1,564 1,169 609 323 188 121 71 55 43 32
Read and write (Foreign)—
Males 834 1
Females 55
Read only (Foreign)—
Males 7
Females 2
Education not stated—
Males 632 12 8 1 1
Females 80 3 8 3 2 1 1
Total Males 77,560 2,340 1,927 2,220 2,144 2,208 2,117 2,105 1,952 1,887 1,818 1,724 1,617 1,701 1,567 1,675
Females 69,107 2,248 1,899 2,164 2,180 2,136 1,964 2,053 1,927 1,820 1,756 1,895 1,644 1,714 1,429 1,495
Grand Total 146,667 4,588 3,826 4,384 4,324 4,344 4,081 4,158 3,879 3,707 3,574 3,619 3,261 3,415 2,996 3,170