Education of the People., TABLE VII.—Showing for each Electoral District and for Urban and Rural Districts the Proportion of Persons of all Ages who could read, and could not read, in the order of the highest results ; and Proportion of all Ages over 7 years and over 21 years ; also the Number of State Schools, and their Number relative to Area and to Population.
Electoral Districts and Groups.	Proportion of Persons who could		Proportion per Cent. of Ages.		Per 100 Square Miles.		State Schols.	Population per State School.
Electoral Districts and Groups.	Read.	Not read.	7 years and over.	21 years and over.	State Schools.	Population.	Number.	Population per State School.
The whole State	79.72	20.28	82.76	50.14	1.25	658	330	522
Rural Districts	80.22	19.78	53.07	35.73	1.22	491	322	399
Urban Districts	79.25	20.75	83.78	54.75	183.15	593,600	8	5,459
Order
1. Launceston	84.77	15.23	85.22	52.89	55.76	334,981	3	6,007
2. Hobart	84.54	15.46	82.78	52.19	252.50	1,245,000	5	5,131
3. Lyell	84.28	15.72	85.40	62.83	0.35	735	5	2,091
4. Queenborough	83.22	16.78	84.91	51.31	2.52	5,360	2	2,124
5. Glenorchy	83.18	16.82	86.22	51.61	8.33	13,055	4	1,567
6. Zeehan	81.29	18.71	81.74	54.66	0.96	1,802	5	1,354
7. Rural Districts	80.22	19.78	53.07	35.73	1.22	491	322	399
8. Westbury	79.87	20.13	83.42	49.66	3.90	1,156	14	296
9. The whole State	79.72	20.28	82.76	50.14	1.25	658	330	522
10. Longford	79.35	20.65	82.00	49.76	3.03	2,357	4	776
11. Urban Districts	79.25	20.75	83.78	54.75	183.15	593,600	8	5,459
12. Ringarooma	78.39	21.61	82.38	49.49	0.63	272	13	430
13. Evandale	78.37	21.63	80.96	46.63	1.62	777	7	479
14. Selby	78.14	21.86	80.66	46.18	3.4	983	19	255
15. Waratah	78.12	21.88	81.37	49.02	0.22	215	5	973
16. Sorell	77.79	22.21	81.71	47.97	3.37	779	18	230
17. Brighton	77.72	22.28	82.32	48.48	4.84	956	15	197
18. C&bell Town	77.54	22.46	82.83	49.13	0.67	262	6	389
19. Fingal	77.21	22.79	80.02	46.16	1.17	379	18	324
20. George Town	77.11	22.89	80.50	44.57	2.78	1,136	12	408
21. Richmond	76.65	23.35	82.65	46.39	3.68	949	10	245
22. Cressy	76.63	23.37	81.96	48.45	2.64	639	9	241
23. Devon West	76.57	23.43	78.96	44.44	2.07	968	16	467
24. Deloraine	76.47	23.53	80.71	47.38	1.81	601	15	331
25. Kingborough	76.32	23.68	81.74	45.94	4.15	803	25	193
26. Wellington	76.23	23.77	78.21	44.72	1.17	381	18	309
27. Devonport	76.18	23.82	79.38	45.20	6.07	2,595	18	427
28. Latrobe	76.11	23.89	81.19	45.84	3.28	1,636	7	498
29. Glamorgan	76.10	23.90	81.81	46.31	0.85	145	10	170
30. Franklin	75.83	24.17	81.23	45.30	0.53	153	15	288
31. Oatlands	75.36	24.64	80.34	44.52	2.05	545	12	265
32. New Norfolk	71.80	28.20	83.11	52.07	2.57	1,115	11	433
33. Cumberland	71.62	28.38	80.01	44.66	0.21	79	9	371