|  | 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 |