Proportion per 100 Living, Ages 5-15.
|
1881. |
1891. |
1901. |
| Urban Districts— |
|
|
|
| Read and write |
72.30 |
73.74 |
81.27 |
| Read only |
12.35 |
8.27 |
3.90 |
| Cannot read |
15.35 |
17.99 |
14.83 |
| Rural Districts— |
|
|
|
| Read and write |
57.44 |
64.58 |
74.71 |
| Read only |
15.65 |
8.32 |
4.23 |
| Cannot read |
26.91 |
27.10 |
21.06 |
| The State— |
|
|
|
| Read and write |
61.61 |
67.04 |
76.20 |
| Read only |
14.72 |
8.30 |
4.16 |
| Cannot read |
23.67 |
24.66 |
19.64 |