Education of the People., TABLE III.—Showing the number of Persons in the State and in Urban and Rural Districts, at the last two Censuses, under each degree of Education and under various Age-groups.
  
    
      | Ages. | The State. | Urban Districts. | Rural Districts. | 
    
      | Total. | Read and Write. | Read only. | Cannot Read. | Total. | Read & write. | Read only. | Cannot Read. | Total. | Read & write. | Read only. | Cannot Read. | 
    
      | 1901. | 1891. | 1901. | 1891. | 1901. | 1891. | 1901. | 1891. | 1901. | 1891. | 1901. | 1891. | 1901. | 1891. | 1901. | 1891. | 1901. | 1891. | 1901. | 1891. | 1901. | 1891. | 1901. | 1891. | 
  
  
    
      | All Ages | 172,475 | 146,677 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,676 | 42,113 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 129,799 | 104,554 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | All Ages specified | 172,328 | 145,917 |  | 102,522 |  | 6,361 |  | 37,034 |  | 42,088 |  | 31,907 |  | 1,581 |  | 8,600 |  | 103,829 |  | 70,615 |  | 4,780 |  | 28,434 | 
    
      | All Ages and Education specified | 171,898 |  | 133,132 |  | 3,894 |  | 34,872 |  | 42,471 |  | 35,116 |  | 829 |  | 6,526 |  | 129,427 |  | 98,016 |  | 3,065 |  | 28,346 |  | 
    
      | 5 years and over | 151,047 | 124,466 | 133,132 | 102,522 | 3,804 | 6,124 | 14,111 | 15,820 | 39,315 | 36,608 | 35,116 | 31,907 | 15 | 1,484 | 4,184 | 3,217 | 111,732 | 87,858 | 98,016 | 70,615 | 3,789 | 4,640 | 9,927 | 12,693 | 
    
      | 7 years and over | 142,623 | 116,260 | 131,293 | 101,079 | 3,128 | 5,080 | 8,202 | 10,101 | 36,510 | 34,390 | 34,639 | 31,358 | 636 | 1,126 | 1,235 | 1,906 | 106,113 | 81,870 | 96,654 | 69,721 | 2,492 | 3,954 | 6,967 | 9,195 | 
    
      | 10 years and over | 129,422 | 105,114 | 120,862 | 93,686 | 2,282 | 3,673 | 6,278 | 7,755 | 33,514 | 31,470 | 32,113 | 29,116 | 464 | 789 | 937 | 1,565 | 95,908 | 73,644 | 88,749 | 64,570 | 1,818 | 2,884 | 5,341 | 6,190 | 
    
      | 14 years and over | 112,412 | 91,825 | 104,545 | 81,510 | 2,061 | 3,215 | 5,806 | 7,100 | 29,485 | 27,831 | 28,151 | 25,618 | 440 | 701 | 894 | 1,512 | 82,927 | 63,994 | 76,394 | 55,892 | 1,621 | 2,514 | 4,912 | 5,588 | 
    
      | 15 years and over | 108,300 | 88,656 | 100,557 | 78,515 | 2,026 | 3,150 | 5,717 | 6,991 | 28,502 | 26,974 | 27,184 | 24,803 | 434 | 687 | 884 | 1,484 | 79,798 | 61,682 | 73,373 | 53,712 | 1,592 | 2,463 | 4,833 | 5,507 | 
    
      | 20 years and over | 89,857 | 74,766 | 82,746 | 65,313 | 1,887 | 2,952 | 5,224 | 6,501 | 23,802 | 22,791 | 22,541 | 20,717 | 410 | 655 | 851 | 1,419 | 66,055 | 51,975 | 60,205 | 44,596 | 1,477 | 2,297 | 4,373 | 5,082 | 
    
      | 21 years and over | 86,407 | 71,956 | 79,412 | 62,648 | 1,866 | 2,917 | 5,129 | 6,391 | 22,893 | 21,744 | 21,654 | 19,792 | 408 | 646 | 831 | 1,406 | 63,514 | 50,112 | 57,758 | 42,856 | 1,458 | 2,271 | 4,298 | 4,985 | 
    
      | 5 to 7 years | 8,424 | 8,206 | 1,839 | 1,443 | 676 | 1,044 | 5,909 | 5,719 | 1,752 | 2,182 | 477 | 549 | 178 | 358 | 1,097 | 1,275 | 6,672 | 6,024 | 1,362 | 894 | 498 | 686 | 4,812 | 4,444 | 
    
      | 7 to 14 years | 30,211 | 24,435 | 26,748 | 19,569 | 1,067 | 1,865 | 2,396 | 3,001 | 7,025 | 6,659 | 6,488 | 5,640 | 196 | 525 | 341 | 494 | 23,186 | 17,876 | 20,268 | 13,929 | 871 | 1,440 | 2,055 | 2,507 | 
    
      | 5 to 15 years | 42,747 | 35,810 | 32,575 | 24,007 | 1,778 | 2,974 | 8,394 | 8,829 | 9,761 | 9,634 | 7,932 | 7,104 | 381 | 797 | 1,448 | 1,733 | 32,986 | 26,176 | 24,643 | 16,903 | 1,397 | 2,177 | 6,946 | 7,096 | 
    
      | 5 to 65 years | 143,961 | 117,759 | 127,759 | 98,064 | 3,238 | 5,377 | 12,964 | 14,318 | 36,275 | 34,676 | 33,498 | 30,453 | 679 | 1,306 | 2,098 | 2,917 | 107,686 | 83,083 | 94,261 | 67,611 | 2,559 | 4,071 | 10,866 | 11,401 | 
    
      | 7 to 65 years | 135,537 | 109,553 | 125,920 | 96,621 | 2,562 | 4,333 | 7,055 | 8,599 | 34,528 | 32,494 | 33,021 | 29,904 | 501 | 948 | 1,006 | 1,642 | 101,009 | 77,059 | 92,899 | 66,717 | 2,061 | 3,385 | 6,049 | 6,957 | 
    
      | 65 and over | 7,012 | 6,707 | 5,312 | 4,458 | 563 | 747 | 1,137 | 1,502 | 2,008 | 1,932 | 1,618 | 1,454 | 136 | 178 | 254 | 300 | 5,004 | 4,775 | 3,694 | 3,004 | 427 | 569 | 883 | 1,202 | 
    
      | Under 3 years | 12,460 | 12,798 |  |  |  |  | 12,460 | 12,798 | 2,501 | 3,282 |  |  |  |  | 2,501 | 3,282 | 9,959 | 9,516 |  |  |  |  | 9,959 | 9,516 | 
    
      | 3 to 5 years | 8,391 | 8,653 |  |  | 90 | 237 | 8,301 | 8,416 | 1,708 | 2,198 |  |  | 15 | 97 | 1,693 | 2,101 | 6,683 | 6,455 |  |  | 75 | 140 | 6,608 | 6,315 | 
    
      | 5 to 10 years | 21,625 | 19,352 | 12,270 | 8,836 | 1,522 | 2,451 | 7,833 | 8,065 | 4,749 | 5,138 | 3,603 | 2,791 | 351 | 695 | 1,395 | 1,652 | 16,876 | 14,214 | 9,267 | 6,045 | 1,171 | 1,756 | 6,438 | 6,413 | 
    
      | 10 to 15 years | 21,122 | 16,458 | 20,305 | 15,171 | 256 | 523 | 561 | 764 | 5,012 | 4,496 | 4,929 | 4,313 | 30 | 102 | 53 | 81 | 16,110 | 11,962 | 15,376 | 10,858 | 226 | 421 | 506 | 683 | 
    
      | 15 to 20 years | 18,443 | 13,890 | 17,811 | 13,202 | 139 | 198 | 493 | 490 | 4,720 | 4,183 | 4,643 | 4,086 | 24 | 32 | 53 | 65 | 13,723 | 9,707 | 13,168 | 9,116 | 115 | 166 | 440 | 425 | 
    
      | 20 to 25 years | 16,402 | 13,729 | 15,867 | 12,938 | 88 | 190 | 447 | 601 | 4,460 | 4,417 | 4,369 | 4,261 | 20 | 36 | 71 | 120 | 11,942 | 9,312 | 11,498 | 8,677 | 68 | 154 | 376 | 481 | 
    
      | 25 to 30 years | 13,825 | 13,316 | 13,266 | 12,291 | 120 | 235 | 439 | 790 | 3,490 | 4,155 | 3,409 | 3,886 | 27 | 57 | 54 | 212 | 10,335 | 9,161 | 9,857 | 8,405 | 93 | 178 | 385 | 578 | 
    
      | 30 to 35 years | 11,991 | 10,813 | 11,412 | 9,774 | 118 | 282 | 461 | 757 | 3,060 | 3,165 | 2,971 | 2,943 | 26 | 54 | 63 | 168 | 8,931 | 7,648 | 8,441 | 6,831 | 92 | 228 | 398 | 589 | 
    
      | 35 to 40 years | 11,470 | 7,792 | 10,694 | 6,883 | 160 | 265 | 616 | 644 | 2,939 | 2,345 | 2,830 | 2,173 | 29 | 44 | 80 | 128 | 3,531 | 5,447 | 7,864 | 4,710 | 131 | 221 | 536 | 516 | 
    
      | 40 to 45 years | 9,733 | 5,976 | 8,873 | 5,339 | 194 | 218 | 666 | 419 | 2,491 | 1,805 | 2,348 | 1,672 | 36 | 56 | 107 | 77 | 7,242 | 4,171 | 6,525 | 3,667 | 158 | 162 | 559 | 342 | 
    
      | 45 to 50 years | 6,845 | 4,910 | 6,111 | 4,383 | 179 | 202 | 555 | 325 | 1,833 | 1,530 | 1,704 | 1,424 | 37 | 45 | 92 | 61 | 5,012 | 3,380 | 4,407 | 2,959 | 142 | 157 | 463 | 264 | 
    
      | 50 to 55 years | 5,174 | 4,430 | 4,658 | 3,764 | 166 | 227 | 350 | 439 | 1,402 | 1,336 | 1,315 | 1,177 | 36 | 57 | 51 | 102 | 3,772 | 3,094 | 3,343 | 2,587 | 130 | 170 | 299 | 337 | 
    
      | 55 to 60 years | 3,879 | 3,709 | 3,482 | 3,001 | 135 | 259 | 262 | 449 | 1,156 | 1,122 | 1,099 | 952 | 24 | 60 | 33 | 110 | 2,723 | 2,587 | 2,383 | 2,049 | 111 | 199 | 229 | 339 | 
    
      | 60 to 65 years | 3,452 | 3,384 | 3,010 | 2,482 | 161 | 327 | 281 | 575 | 963 | 984 | 878 | 775 | 39 | 68 | 46 | 141 | 2,489 | 2,400 | 2,132 | 1,707 | 122 | 259 | 235 | 434 | 
    
      | 65 to 70 years | 2,610 | 2,457 | 2,118 | 1,756 | 189 | 264 | 303 | 437 | 755 | 739 | 629 | 580 | 49 | 73 | 77 | 86 | 1,855 | 1,718 | 1,489 | 1,176 | 140 | 191 | 226 | 351 | 
    
      | 70 to 75 years | 2,030 | 2,163 | 1,557 | 1,421 | 155 | 240 | 318 | 502 | 586 | 599 | 475 | 440 | 30 | 51 | 81 | 108 | 1,444 | 1,564 | 1,082 | 981 | 125 | 189 | 237 | 394 | 
    
      | 75 to 80 years | 1,267 | 1,189 | 914 | 748 | 107 | 142 | 246 | 299 | 370 | 334 | 291 | 253 | 32 | 33 | 47 | 48 | 897 | 855 | 623 | 495 | 75 | 109 | 199 | 251 | 
    
      | 80 to 85 years | 761 | 625 | 497 | 381 | 80 | 71 | 184 | 173 | 198 | 189 | 143 | 134 | 19 | 14 | 36 | 41 | 563 | 436 | 354 | 247 | 61 | 57 | 148 | 132 | 
    
      | 85 and over | 344 | 273 | 226 | 152 | 32 | 30 | 86 | 91 | 88 | 71 | 71 | 47 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 256 | 202 | 155 | 105 | 27 | 23 | 74 | 74 | 
    
      | Unspecified | 74 | 750 | 61 |  | 3 |  | 10 |  | 11 | 25 | 9 |  | 1 |  | 1 |  | 63 | 725 | 52 |  | 2 |  | 9 |  |