SUMMARY BY ELECTORAL PROVINCES., TABLE VIII.—Showing, exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines, the Numbers and Proportions per Cent. of the Persons, Males, and Females, of 21 Years old and upwards, living in each Electoral Province, who can Read and Write, Read only, or who Cannot Read.

Electoral Provinces.		Population of the age of 21 years and upwards.
		Numbers.					Proportions per Cent.
		Total.	Read and Write.	Read only.	Cannot Read.	Education unknown.	Read and Write.	Read only.	Cannot Read.
1. Central Province	Persons	63,461	56,334	4,039	2,121	367	89.29	6.39	4.32
	Males	33,852	31,639	972	1,054	187	93.98	2.88	3.14
	Females	29,609	24,695	3,067	1,667	180	83.91	10.42	5.67
2. South Province	Persons	30,359	24,521	3,225	2,284	329	81.65	10.74	7.61
	Males	19,327	16,196	1,487	1,385	259	84.94	7.80	7.26
	Females	11,032	8,325	1,738	899	70	75.94	15.86	8.20
3. South West Province	Persons	49,781	40,933	5,104	3,277	467	83.00	10.35	6.65
	Males	30,252	26,245	1,980	1,713	314	87.66	6.62	5.72
	Females	19,529	14,688	3,124	1,564	153	75.81	16.12	8.07
4. West Province	Persons	20,350	15,994	2,391	1,893	72	78.87	11.79	9.34
	Males	13,087	10,864	1,033	1,129	61	83.41	7.93	8.66
	Females	7,263	5,130	1,358	764	11	70.74	18.73	10.53
5. North West Province	Persons	102,847	87,308	8,241	6,052	1,246	85.92	8.12	5.96
	Males	75,639	66,369	4,205	4,000	1,065	89.00	5.63	5.37
	Females	27,208	20,939	4,036	2,052	181	77.48	14.93	7.59
6. Eastern Province	Persons	24,185	20,529	1,807	1,524	325	86.04	7.57	6.39
	Males	17,833	15,605	934	1,003	291	88.96	5.32	5.72
	Females	6,352	4,924	873	521	34	77.94	13.82	8.24
Total Provinces	Persons	290,983	245,619	24,807	17,751	2,806	85.23	8.61	6.16
	Males	189,990	166,918	10,611	10,284	2,177	88.88	5.65	5.47
	Females	100,993	78,701	14,196	7,467	629	78.42	14.14	7.44