SUMMARY BY ELECTORAL PROVINCES., TABLE VI.—Showing the Number of Persons of both sexes of the Age of 21 and upwards, under 21 years of Age, and of all Ages, who can READ and WRITE, READ ONLY, and CANNOT READ, in each ELECTORAL PROVINCE (exclusive of the Migratory Population, Chinese Encampments, and roving Aborigines).
ELECTORAL PROVINCES. ALL AGES. UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE. OF THE AGE OF 21 YEARS AND UPWARDS.
All Ages. Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read. Education unknown. Total Population under 21 Years. Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read. Education unknown. Total Population of the age of 21 years and upwards.* Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read. Education unknown.
1. Central Province Males 52,604 38,714 3,757 9,771 362 19,819 8,505 2,591 8,676 47 32,785 30,209 1,166 1,095 315
Females 46,242 29,629 6,022 10,355 236 22,239 9,836 3,372 8,964 67 24,003 19,793 2,650 1,391 169
2. South Province Males 23,511 15,696 2,549 4,960 306 8,968 3,710 1,372 3,833 53 14,543 11,986 1,177 1,127 253
Females 16,090 8,767 2,779 4,425 119 8,645 3,360 1,506 3,745 34 7,445 5,407 1,273 680 85
3. South-Western Province Males 45,553 31,141 4,112 9,641 659 15,935 5,727 2,281 7,824 103 29,618 25,414 1,831 1,817 556
Females 31,721 17,288 5,069 9,093 271 15,943 5,601 2,618 7,653 71 15,778 11,687 2,451 1,440 200
4. Western Province Males 15,800 9,948 1,817 3,905 130 6,043 1,989 956 3,068 30 9,757 7,959 861 837 100
Females 11,394 5,495 2,121 3,718 60 6,192 1,917 1,109 3,138 28 5,202 3,578 1,012 580 32
5. North-Western Province Males 74,964 55,637 5,896 11,867 1,564 18,106 6,810 2,466 8,656 174 56,858 48,827 3,430 3,211 1,390
Females 32,256 17,093 4,947 9,847 369 15,728 4,669 2,438 8,526 95 16,528 12,424 2,509 1,321 274
6. Eastern Province Males 18,368 13,818 1,367 2,781 402 4,129 1,638 580 1,870 41 14,239 12,180 787 911 361
Females 7,253 3,925 1,090 2,162 76 3,629 1,238 572 1,802 17 3,624 2,687 518 360 59
7. TOTAL OF PROVINCES Males 230,800 164,954 19,498 42,925 3,423 73,000 28,379 10,246 33,927 448 157,800 136,575 9,252 8,998 2,975
Females 144,956 82,197 22,028 39,600 1,131 72,376 26,621 11,615 33,828 312 72,580 55,576 10,413 5,772 819