| 
      1901. Per cent. | 
      1891. Per cent. | 
    
  
  
    
      | 
        Read and Write, 14 years and over—
       | 
       | 
       | 
    
    
      | Males | 
      92.17 | 
      87.94 | 
    
    
      | Females | 
      93.94 | 
      89.74 | 
    
    
      | Persons | 
      93.02 | 
      88.77 | 
    
    
      | 
        Read only, 14 years and over—
       | 
       | 
       | 
    
    
      | Males | 
      1.69 | 
      3.24 | 
    
    
      | Females | 
      1.98 | 
      3.81 | 
    
    
      | Persons | 
      1.83 | 
      3.50 | 
    
    
      | 
        Could not Read, 14 years and over—
       | 
       | 
       | 
    
    
      | Males | 
      6.14 | 
      8.82 | 
    
    
      | Females | 
      4.08 | 
      6.45 | 
    
    
      | Persons | 
      5.15 | 
      7.73 |