Proportion of Persons per 10,000 of the Population 5 Years of Age and over who could Read and Write, Read only, and who could not Read in the seven Australasian States in the Census years 1881, 1891, and 1901.
| Degree of Education. |
Per 10,000 Persons. |
| 1881. |
1891. |
1901. |
| Seven States of Australasia— |
|
|
|
| Read and write |
8,270 |
8,804 |
8,710 |
| Read only |
689 |
393 |
225 |
| Cannot read |
1,041 |
803 |
1,065 |
| TOTAL |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
| Tasmania compared— |
|
|
|
| Read and write |
7,523 |
8,237 |
8,814 |
| Read only |
946 |
492 |
251 |
| Cannot read |
1,531 |
1,271 |
935 |
| TOTAL |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |