Education of the People., TABLE IV.—Showing the Proportion of Persons in the State, and in Urban and Rural Districts, at the last two Censuses (1891-1901), under each degree of Education, and under various Age-groups.
| Ages. |
The Whole State. |
Urban Districts. |
Rural Districts. |
| Read and Write. |
Read only. |
Cannot Read. |
Read and Write. |
Read only. |
Cannot Read. |
Read and Write. |
Read only. |
Cannot Read. |
| 1901. |
1891. |
1901. |
1891. |
1901. |
1891. |
1901. |
1891. |
1901. |
1891. |
1901. |
1891. |
1901. |
1891. |
1901. |
1891. |
1901. |
1891. |
| All Ages Specified |
77.46 |
70.26 |
2.26 |
4.36 |
20.28 |
25.38 |
82.66 |
75.92 |
1.95 |
3.65 |
15.39 |
20.43 |
75.75 |
67.96 |
2.36 |
4.65 |
21.89 |
27.39 |
| 5 years and over |
88.14 |
82.37 |
2.51 |
4.92 |
9.35 |
12.71 |
89.32 |
87.16 |
0.03 |
4.05 |
10.65 |
8.79 |
87.74 |
80.38 |
3.39 |
5.28 |
8.87 |
14.34 |
| 7 years and over |
92.05 |
86.94 |
2.19 |
4.38 |
5.76 |
8.68 |
94.87 |
91.09 |
1.74 |
3.27 |
3.39 |
5.64 |
91.09 |
85.20 |
2.34 |
4.83 |
6.57 |
9.97 |
| 10 years and over |
93.39 |
89.13 |
1.76 |
3.49 |
4.85 |
7.38 |
95.82 |
92.52 |
1.38 |
2.51 |
2.80 |
4.97 |
92.53 |
87.68 |
1.90 |
3.92 |
5.57 |
8.40 |
| 14 years and over |
93.00 |
88.77 |
1.83 |
3.50 |
5.17 |
7.73 |
95.48 |
92.05 |
1.49 |
2.52 |
3.03 |
5.43 |
92.12 |
87.35 |
1.95 |
3.92 |
5.93 |
8.73 |
| 15 years and over |
92.85 |
88.57 |
1.87 |
3.55 |
5.28 |
7.88 |
95.38 |
91.95 |
1.52 |
2.55 |
3.10 |
5.50 |
91.94 |
87.08 |
2.00 |
3.99 |
6.06 |
8.93 |
| 20 years and over |
92.09 |
87.36 |
2.10 |
3.95 |
5.81 |
8.69 |
94.71 |
90.90 |
1.72 |
2.87 |
3.57 |
6.23 |
91.15 |
85.80 |
2.23 |
4.42 |
6.62 |
9.78 |
| 21 years and over |
91.91 |
87.06 |
2.16 |
4.05 |
5.93 |
8.89 |
94.60 |
90.70 |
1.78 |
2.95 |
3.62 |
6.35 |
90.94 |
86.08 |
2.29 |
4.70 |
6.77 |
9.22 |
| 5 to 7 years |
21.83 |
17.59 |
8.02 |
12.73 |
70.15 |
69.68 |
27.23 |
25.16 |
10.16 |
16.41 |
62.61 |
58.43 |
20.41 |
14.84 |
7.46 |
11.39 |
72.13 |
74.77 |
| 7 - 14 |
88.54 |
80.09 |
3.53 |
7.63 |
7.93 |
12.28 |
92.36 |
84.70 |
2.79 |
7.88 |
4.85 |
7.42 |
87.39 |
77.92 |
3.75 |
8.05 |
8.86 |
14.03 |
| 5 - 15 |
76.20 |
67.04 |
4.16 |
8.30 |
19.64 |
24.66 |
81.27 |
73.74 |
3.90 |
8.27 |
14.83 |
17.99 |
74.71 |
64.58 |
4.23 |
8.32 |
21.06 |
27.10 |
| 5 - 65 |
88.76 |
83.27 |
2.24 |
4.57 |
9.00 |
12.16 |
92.34 |
87.82 |
1.87 |
3.77 |
5.79 |
8.91 |
87.54 |
81.38 |
2.37 |
4.90 |
10.09 |
13.72 |
| 7 - 65 |
92.91 |
88.19 |
1.89 |
3.96 |
5.20 |
7.85 |
95.64 |
92.03 |
1.45 |
2.92 |
2.91 |
5.05 |
91.97 |
86.58 |
2.04 |
4.39 |
5.99 |
9.03 |
| 65 and over |
75.76 |
66.47 |
8.02 |
11.14 |
16.22 |
22.39 |
80.58 |
75.26 |
6.77 |
9.21 |
12.65 |
15.53 |
73.81 |
62.91 |
8.53 |
11.92 |
17.66 |
25.17 |
| Under 3 years |
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
100.00 |
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
100.00 |
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
100.00 |
| 3 - 5 |
|
|
1.07 |
2.74 |
98.93 |
97.26 |
|
|
0.87 |
4.41 |
99.13 |
95.59 |
|
|
1.12 |
2.17 |
98.88 |
97.83 |
| 5 - 10 |
56.74 |
45.66 |
7.04 |
12.67 |
36.22 |
41.67 |
63.24 |
54.32 |
7.39 |
13.53 |
29.37 |
32.15 |
54.92 |
42.53 |
6.94 |
12.35 |
38.14 |
45.12 |
| 10 - 15 |
96.14 |
92.18 |
1.21 |
3.18 |
2.65 |
4.64 |
98.35 |
95.93 |
0.59 |
2.27 |
1.06 |
1.80 |
95.44 |
90.77 |
1.40 |
3.52 |
3.16 |
5.71 |
| 15 - 20 |
96.58 |
95.04 |
0.75 |
1.43 |
2.67 |
3.53 |
98.37 |
97.68 |
0.50 |
0.77 |
1.13 |
1.55 |
96.96 |
93.91 |
0.84 |
1.71 |
3.20 |
4.38 |
| 20 - 25 |
96.74 |
94.24 |
0.53 |
1.38 |
2.73 |
4.38 |
97.96 |
96.46 |
0.45 |
0.82 |
1.59 |
2.72 |
96.30 |
93.18 |
0.56 |
1.65 |
3.14 |
5.17 |
| 25 - 30 |
95.97 |
92.31 |
0.86 |
1.76 |
3.17 |
5.93 |
97.69 |
93.53 |
0.77 |
1.37 |
1.54 |
5.10 |
95.38 |
91.75 |
0.90 |
1.94 |
3.72 |
6.31 |
| 30 - 35 |
95.17 |
90.39 |
0.98 |
2.61 |
3.85 |
7.00 |
97.10 |
92.98 |
0.84 |
1.71 |
2.06 |
5.31 |
94.52 |
89.32 |
1.03 |
2.98 |
4.45 |
7.70 |
| 35 - 40 |
93.24 |
88.34 |
1.39 |
3.40 |
5.37 |
8.26 |
96.30 |
92.66 |
0.98 |
1.88 |
2.72 |
5.46 |
92.18 |
86.47 |
1.54 |
4.06 |
6.28 |
9.47 |
| 40 - 45 |
91.17 |
89.34 |
1.99 |
3.65 |
6.84 |
7.01 |
94.26 |
92.63 |
1.44 |
3.10 |
4.30 |
4.27 |
90.10 |
87.92 |
2.18 |
3.88 |
7.72 |
8.20 |
| 45 - 50 |
89.28 |
89.27 |
2.61 |
4.11 |
8.11 |
6.62 |
92.96 |
93.07 |
2.02 |
2.94 |
5.02 |
3.99 |
87.93 |
87.55 |
2.83 |
4.64 |
9.24 |
7.81 |
| 50 - 55 |
90.03 |
84.98 |
3.21 |
5.12 |
6.76 |
9.90 |
93.79 |
88.10 |
2.57 |
4.27 |
3.64 |
7.63 |
88.63 |
83.62 |
3.44 |
5.49 |
7.93 |
10.89 |
| 55 - 60 |
89.77 |
80.90 |
3.48 |
6.98 |
6.75 |
12.12 |
95.07 |
84.84 |
2.08 |
5.35 |
2.85 |
9.81 |
87.52 |
79.20 |
4.07 |
7.69 |
8.41 |
13.11 |
| 60 - 65 |
87.20 |
73.36 |
4.66 |
9.66 |
8.14 |
16.98 |
91.18 |
78.76 |
4.05 |
6.91 |
4.77 |
14.33 |
85.66 |
71.13 |
4.90 |
10.79 |
9.44 |
18.08 |
| 65 - 70 |
81.15 |
71.47 |
7.24 |
10.75 |
11.61 |
17.78 |
83.31 |
78.50 |
6.49 |
9.87 |
10.20 |
11.63 |
80.26 |
68.45 |
7.54 |
11.12 |
12.20 |
20.43 |
| 70 - 75 |
76.70 |
65.70 |
7.63 |
11.09 |
15.67 |
23.21 |
81.05 |
73.46 |
5.12 |
8.51 |
13.83 |
18.03 |
74.95 |
62.72 |
8.65 |
12.09 |
16.40 |
25.19 |
| 75 - 80 |
72.14 |
62.91 |
8.44 |
11.94 |
19.42 |
25.15 |
78.65 |
75.75 |
8.65 |
9.88 |
12.70 |
14.37 |
69.46 |
57.89 |
8.36 |
12.75 |
22.18 |
29.36 |
| 80 - 85 |
65.32 |
60.96 |
10.50 |
11.36 |
24.18 |
27.68 |
72.23 |
70.90 |
9.59 |
7.41 |
18.18 |
21.69 |
62.88 |
56.65 |
10.83 |
13.07 |
26.29 |
30.28 |
| 85 and over |
65.70 |
55.68 |
9.30 |
10.99 |
25.00 |
33.33 |
80.69 |
66.19 |
5.68 |
9.86 |
13.63 |
23.95 |
60.54 |
51.98 |
80.55 |
11.39 |
28.91 |
36.63 |