Education of the People, 1901., TABLE II.—Showing the Number and Proportions of all Persons, Males, and Females, in the State of Tasmania, under each Degree of Education, and under various Age-groups.
  
    
      | AGES. | NUMERICAL. | PERCENTAL. | 
    
      | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | 
    
      | Total. | Read and Write. | Read Only. | Cannot Read. | Total. | Read and Write | Read Only. | Cannot Read | Total. | Read and Write. | Read Only. | Cannot Read. | Read and Write. | Read Only. | Cannot Read. | Read and Write. | Read Only. | Cannot Read. | Read and Write. | Read Only. | Cannot Read. | 
  
  
    
      | All Ages | 172,475 |  |  |  | 89,624 |  |  |  | 82,851 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | All Ages, specified | 172,328 |  |  |  | 89,504 |  |  |  | 82,824 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | All Ages and Education specified | 171,898 | 133,132 | 3,894 | 34,872 | 89,282 | 68,792 | 1,955 | 18,535 | 82,616 | 64,340 | 1,939 | 16,337 | 77.47 | 2.26 | 20.07 | 77.05 | 2.18 | 20.77 | 77.88 | 2.34 | 19.78 | 
    
      | 5 years and over | 151,047 | 133,132 | 3,804 | 14,111 | 78,594 | 68,792 | 1,912 | 7,890 | 72,453 | 64,340 | 1,892 | 6,221 | 88.14 | 2.51 | 9.35 | 87.53 | 2.43 | 10.04 | 88.81 | 2.61 | 8.58 | 
    
      | 7 years and over | 142,623 | 131,293 | 3,128 | 8,202 | 74,325 | 67,849 | 1,566 | 4,910 | 68,298 | 63,444 | 1,562 | 3,292 | 92.05 | 2.19 | 5.76 | 91.29 | 2.10 | 6.61 | 92.91 | 2.28 | 4.81 | 
    
      | 14 years and over | 112,412 | 104,545 | 2,061 | 5,806 | 59,088 | 54,455 | 1,003 | 3,630 | 53,324 | 50,090 | 1,058 | 2,176 | 93.02 | 1.83 | 5.15 | 92.17 | 1.69 | 6.14 | 93.94 | 1.98 | 4.08 | 
    
      | 15 years and over | 108,300 | 100,557 | 2,026 | 5,717 | 56,996 | 52,453 | 978 | 3,565 | 51,304 | 48,104 | 1,048 | 2,152 | 92.85 | 1.87 | 5.28 | 92.04 | 1.71 | 6.25 | 93.77 | 2.04 | 4.19 | 
    
      | 21 years and over | 86,407 | 79,412 | 1,866 | 5,129 | 45,974 | 41,971 | 865 | 3,138 | 40,433 | 37,441 | 1,001 | 1,991 | 91.90 | 2.16 | 5.94 | 91.30 | 1.88 | 6.82 | 92.60 | 2.47 | 4.93 | 
    
      | 5-7 years | 8,424 | 1,839 | 676 | 5,909 | 4,269 | 943 | 346 | 2,980 | 4,155 | 896 | 330 | 2,929 | 21.83 | 8.02 | 70.15 | 22.09 | 8.10 | 69.81 | 21.56 | 7.94 | 70.50 | 
    
      | 7-14 years | 30,211 | 26,748 | 1,067 | 2,396 | 15,237 | 13,394 | 563 | 1,280 | 14,974 | 13,354 | 504 | 1,116 | 88.54 | 3.53 | 7.93 | 87.90 | 3.69 | 8.41 | 89.20 | 3.36 | 7.44 | 
    
      | 5-15 years | 42,747 | 32,575 | 1,778 | 8,394 | 21,598 | 16,339 | 934 | 4,325 | 21,149 | 16,236 | 844 | 4,069 | 76.20 | 4.16 | 19.64 | 75.65 | 4.32 | 20.03 | 76.78 | 3.99 | 19.23 | 
    
      | 7-65 years | 135,537 | 125,920 | 2,562 | 7,055 | 70,447 | 64,761 | 1,336 | 4,350 | 65,090 | 61,159 | 1,226 | 2,705 | 92.90 | 1.89 | 5.21 | 91.92 | 1.90 | 6.18 | 93.97 | 1.88 | 4.15 | 
    
      | Under 3 years | 12,460 |  |  | 12,460 | 6,402 |  |  | 6,402 | 6,058 |  |  | 6,058 |  |  | 100.00 |  |  | 100.00 |  |  | 100.00 | 
    
      | 3 - 5 years | 8,391 |  | 90 | 8,301 | 4,286 |  | 43 | 4,243 | 4,105 |  | 47 | 4,058 |  | 1.07 | 98.93 |  | 1.00 | 99.00 |  | 1.14 | 98.86 | 
    
      | 5 - 10 years | 21,625 | 12,270 | 1,522 | 7,833 | 10,957 | 6,177 | 781 | 3,999 | 10,668 | 6,093 | 741 | 3,834 | 56.74 | 7.03 | 36.23 | 56.37 | 7.13 | 36.50 | 57.12 | 6.94 | 35.94 | 
    
      | 10 - 15 years | 21,122 | 20,305 | 256 | 561 | 10,641 | 10,162 | 153 | 326 | 10,481 | 10,143 | 103 | 235 | 96.13 | 1.21 | 2.66 | 95.50 | 1.43 | 3.07 | 96.79 | 0.98 | 2.23 | 
    
      | 15 - 20 years | 18,443 | 17,811 | 139 | 493 | 9,381 | 8,927 | 100 | 354 | 9,062 | 8,884 | 39 | 139 | 96.58 | 0.75 | 2.67 | 95.16 | 1.06 | 3.78 | 98.04 | 0.43 | 1.53 | 
    
      | 20 - 25 years | 16,402 | 15,867 | 88 | 447 | 8,254 | 7,884 | 59 | 311 | 8,148 | 7,983 | 29 | 136 | 96.74 | 0.53 | 2.73 | 95.54 | 0.71 | 3.75 | 97.99 | 0.35 | 1.66 | 
    
      | 25 - 30 years | 13,825 | 13,266 | 120 | 439 | 7,268 | 6,872 | 75 | 321 | 6,557 | 6,394 | 45 | 118 | 95.97 | 0.86 | 3.17 | 94.55 | 1.03 | 4.42 | 97.52 | 0.68 | 1.80 | 
    
      | 30 - 35 years | 11,991 | 11,412 | 118 | 461 | 6,418 | 6,007 | 80 | 331 | 5,573 | 5,405 | 38 | 130 | 95.18 | 0.98 | 3.84 | 93.60 | 1.24 | 5.16 | 97.00 | 0.68 | 2.32 | 
    
      | 35 - 40 years | 11,470 | 10,694 | 160 | 616 | 6,258 | 5,741 | 88 | 429 | 5,212 | 1,953 | 72 | 187 | 93.24 | 1.39 | 5.37 | 91.74 | 1.40 | 6.86 | 95.04 | 1.38 | 3.58 | 
    
      | 40 - 45 years | 9,783 | 8,873 | 194 | 666 | 5,266 | 4,746 | 106 | 414 | 4,467 | 4,127 | 88 | 252 | 91.17 | 1.99 | 6.84 | 90.13 | 2.01 | 7.86 | 92.39 | 1.97 | 5.64 | 
    
      | 45 - 50 years | 6,845 | 6,111 | 179 | 555 | 3,755 | 3,313 | 78 | 364 | 3,090 | 2,798 | 101 | 191 | 89.28 | 2.61 | 8.11 | 88.24 | 2.07 | 9.69 | 90.56 | 3.26 | 6.18 | 
    
      | 50 - 55 years | 5,174 | 4,658 | 166 | 350 | 2,795 | 2,526 | 61 | 208 | 2,379 | 2,132 | 105 | 142 | 90.03 | 3.21 | 6.76 | 90.38 | 2.18 | 7.44 | 89.62 | 4.41 | 5.97 | 
    
      | 55 - 60 years | 3,879 | 3,482 | 135 | 262 | 1,995 | 1,808 | 46 | 141 | 1,884 | 1,674 | 89 | 121 | 89.77 | 3.48 | 6.75 | 90.64 | 2.30 | 7.06 | 88.86 | 4.72 | 6.42 | 
    
      | 60 - 65 years | 3,452 | 3,010 | 161 | 281 | 1,728 | 1,541 | 55 | 132 | 1,724 | 1,469 | 106 | 149 | 87.20 | 4.66 | 8.14 | 89.19 | 3.18 | 7.63 | 85.22 | 6.15 | 8.63 | 
    
      | 65 - 70 years | 2,610 | 2,118 | 189 | 303 | 1,289 | 1,123 | 51 | 115 | 1,321 | 995 | 138 | 188 | 81.16 | 7.24 | 11.60 | 87.13 | 3.95 | 8.92 | 75.33 | 10.44 | 14.23 | 
    
      | 70 - 75 years | 2,030 | 1,557 | 155 | 318 | 1,121 | 913 | 65 | 143 | 909 | 644 | 90 | 175 | 76.70 | 7.63 | 15.67 | 81.46 | 5.79 | 2.75 | 70.84 | 9.90 | 19.26 | 
    
      | 75 - 80 years | 1,267 | 914 | 107 | 246 | 754 | 562 | 53 | 139 | 513 | 352 | 54 | 107 | 72.14 | 8.44 | 19.42 | 74.53 | 7.03 | 18.44 | 68.62 | 10.52 | 20.86 | 
    
      | 80 - 85 years | 761 | 497 | 80 | 184 | 459 | 301 | 43 | 115 | 302 | 196 | 37 | 69 | 65.31 | 10.51 | 24.18 | 65.58 | 9.37 | 25.05 | 64.90 | 12.25 | 22.85 | 
    
      | 85 and over. | 344 | 226 | 32 | 86 | 197 | 138 | 15 | 44 | 147 | 88 | 17 | 42 | 65.70 | 9.30 | 25.00 | 70.06 | 7.61 | 22.33 | 59.87 | 11.56 | 28.57 | 
    
      | Unspecified as regards age | 74 | 61 | 3 | 10 | 58 | 51 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 10 |  | 6 | 82.44 | 4.05 | 13.51 | 87.93 | 5.18 | 6.89 | 62.50 |  | 37.50 |