Summary by Electoral Provinces., TABLE XI.—Showing the Number of Males and Females in each Electoral Province, between 5 and 15 Years of Age and over 21 Years of Age, who were returned as being able to Read and Write, able to Read only, or unable to Read ; also the Proportions per Cent. of those of each Degree of Education to the Total Numbers at the same Age Periods.
Electoral Province. Males and Females between 5 and 15 Years. Males and Females aged 21 Years and upwards.
Numbers. Proportions per Cent. Numbers. Proportions per Cent.
Able to Read and Write. Able to Read only. Unable to Read. Able to Read and Write. Able to Read only. Unable to Read. Able to Read and Write. Able to Read only. Unable to Read. Able to Read and Write. Able to Read only. Unable to Read.
Total of Electoral Provinces males 60,953 19,666 14,879 63.83 20.59 15.58 173,951 9,240 26,925 82.79 4.40 12.81
females 60,869 19,733 14,264 64.16 20.80 15.04 117,192 15,544 9,174 82.58 10.95 6.47
Central Province males 15,865 3,687 2,540 71.81 16.70 11.49 42,695 1,061 1,691 93.95 2.33 3.72
females 16,014 4,029 2,711 70.38 17.71 11.91 38,868 3,522 2,054 87.45 7.93 4.62
Southern Province males 6,394 1,898 1,684 64.09 19.03 16.88 16,473 1,104 1,546 86.14 5.77 8.09
females 6,012 1,883 1,361 64.95 20.35 14.70 10,891 1,500 845 82.28 11.33 6.39
South-Western Province males 12,727 4,043 2,748 65.21 20.71 14.08 29,124 1,769 4,540 82.20 4.99 12.81
females 12,861 4,065 2,737 65.41 20.67 13.92 21,868 331 1,960 80.58 12.20 7.22
Western Province males 5,034 2,064 1,922 55.81 22.88 21.31 14,380 1,195 1,905 82.26 6.84 10.90
females 5,011 1,997 1,850 56.57 22.54 20.89 8,500 1,707 1,097 75.20 15.10 9.70
North-Western Province males 15,871 5,796 4,218 61.31 22.39 16.30 50,031 3,025 11,407 77.61 4.69 17.70
females 15,880 5,639 3,897 62.48 22.19 15.33 27,025 4,249 2,314 80.46 12.65 6.89
Eastern Province males 5,062 2,178 1,767 56.20 24.18 19.62 21,248 1,086 5,836 75.43 3.85 20.72
females 5,091 2,120 1,708 57.08 23.77 19.15 10,040 1,255 904 82.30 10.29 7.41