Religion and Education., TABLE X.—Showing the Number and Proportion under each Degree of Education, and in respect of each Age-group, of Persons belonging to the principal Religious Denominations according to the Returns of the Census taken on 31st March, 1901.

	All Ages.	Under 5 Years.	Total Specified.	EDUCATION.
				5 Years and Over.					5 to 15 Years.					15 Years and Over.
				Read and Write.	Read only.	Cannot Read.	Not stated.	Total Specified.	Read and Write.	Read only.	Cannot Read.	Not stated.	Total specified.	Read and Write.	Read only.	Cannot Read.	Not stated.
CENTESIMAL.
Total specified			100.00	88.16	2.52	9.32		100.00	76.21	4.16	19.63		100.00	92.85	1.87	5.28
Christian Denominations.
Baptists				90.60	2.11	7.29			79.04	3.75	17.21			95.80	1.37	2.83
Christian Brethren, &c.				91.15	2.69	6.16			78.28	4.95	16.77			96.81	1.69	1.50
Church of England*				87.64	2.49	9.87			75.27	4.16	20.57			92.49	1.83	5.68
Church of Rome†				84.38	3.28	12.34			74.58	4.53	20.89			88.27	2.80	8.93
Independents				92.92	1.56	5.52			82.95	2.70	14.35			96.61	1.13	2.26
Lutherans				93.32	3.20	3.48			57.15		42.85			94.72	3.33	1.95
Methodists				90.14	2.28	7.58			77.69	3.19	18.32			95.77	1.50	2.73
Presbyterians				92.85	1.90	5.25			80.46	4.99	15.55			97.02	1.19	1.79
Other Protestant Denominations				89.11	3.80	7.09			76.46	6.79	16.75			94.66	2.49	2.85
Total Christian Denominations				88.10	2.55	9.35			76.26	4.18	19.56			92.86	1.88	5.26
Non-Christian Religions.
Buddhists, Confucians, &c.				86.35	1.18	12.47			69.22		21.78			87.04	1.23	11.73
Mahometan & other Non-Christian sects				89.74	2.16	8.10			75.00	7.50	17.50			93.81	0.68	5.51
Residue§				89.87	1.66	8.47			74.02	2.96	23.02			94.59	1.27	4.14
Unspecified as regards Religion				91.80	1.28	6.92			92.86		7.14			91.76	1.33	6.91