Education of Children by Religious Denominations.—Numbers and Proportions., TABLE XVII.—Showing the Degree of Education possessed by Children of both Sexes between 5 and 10 Years and between 10 and 15 Years of Age of different Religious Denominations.
| Religious Denominations. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
| Able to Read and Write. |
Able to Read only. |
Unable to Read. |
Education unknown. |
Able to Read and Write. |
Able to Read only. |
Unable to Read. |
| 5 to 10 Years. |
10 to 15 Years. |
Total (5 to 15 Years). |
5 to 10 Years. |
10 to 15 Years. |
Total (5 to 15 Years). |
5 to 10 Years. |
10 to 15 Years. |
Total (5 to 15 Years). |
5 to 10 Years. |
10 to 15 Years. |
Total (5 to 15 Years). |
5 to 10 Years. |
10 to 15 Years. |
Total (5 to 15 Years). |
5 to 10 Years. |
10 to 15 Years. |
Total (5 to 15 Years). |
5 to 10 Years. |
10 to 15 Years. |
Total (5 to 15 Years). |
| Church of England, and Protestants not otherwise defined |
16,640 |
26,912 |
43,552 |
11,187 |
2,401 |
13,588 |
9,470 |
1,040 |
10,510 |
310 |
130 |
440 |
44.61 |
88.66 |
64.38 |
30.00 |
7.91 |
20.08 |
25.39 |
3.43 |
15.54 |
| Presbyterians |
7,727 |
13,081 |
20,808 |
5,605 |
776 |
6,381 |
3,782 |
280 |
4,062 |
133 |
48 |
181 |
45.15 |
92.53 |
66.58 |
32.75 |
5.49 |
20.42 |
22.10 |
1.98 |
13.00 |
| Wesleyan Methodists |
7,180 |
11,816 |
18,996 |
5,017 |
734 |
5,751 |
2,661 |
169 |
2,830 |
52 |
23 |
75 |
48.32 |
92.90 |
68.88 |
33.77 |
5.77 |
20.86 |
17.91 |
1.33 |
10.26 |
| Independents |
1,546 |
2,245 |
3,791 |
740 |
64 |
804 |
448 |
16 |
464 |
8 |
4 |
12 |
56.54 |
96.56 |
74.94 |
27.07 |
2.75 |
15.89 |
16.39 |
0.69 |
9.17 |
| Baptists |
1,241 |
1,917 |
3,158 |
667 |
61 |
728 |
409 |
23 |
432 |
10 |
8 |
18 |
53.56 |
95.80 |
73.14 |
28.79 |
3.05 |
16.86 |
17.65 |
1.15 |
10.00 |
| Lutherans |
470 |
747 |
1,217 |
208 |
41 |
249 |
369 |
26 |
395 |
15 |
|
15 |
44.89 |
91.77 |
65.39 |
19.87 |
5.04 |
13.38 |
35.24 |
3.19 |
21.23 |
| Unitarians |
69 |
87 |
156 |
35 |
2 |
37 |
22 |
|
22 |
1 |
|
1 |
54.76 |
97.75 |
72.56 |
27.78 |
2.25 |
17.21 |
17.46 |
|
10.23 |
| Other Protestants |
521 |
910 |
1,431 |
258 |
25 |
283 |
189 |
4 |
193 |
7 |
|
7 |
53.82 |
96.91 |
75.04 |
26.65 |
2.66 |
14.84 |
19.53 |
0.43 |
10.12 |
| Total Protestants |
35,394 |
57,715 |
93,109 |
23,717 |
4,104 |
27,821 |
17,350 |
1,558 |
18,908 |
536 |
213 |
749 |
46.29 |
91.06 |
66.59 |
31.02 |
6.48 |
19.89 |
22.69 |
2.46 |
13.52 |
| Roman Catholics, and Catholics undefined |
8,927 |
16,529 |
25,456 |
8,318 |
1,906 |
10,224 |
8,407 |
1,025 |
9,432 |
234 |
99 |
333 |
34.80 |
84.94 |
56.43 |
32.43 |
9.79 |
22.66 |
32.77 |
5.27 |
20.91 |
| Jews |
318 |
411 |
729 |
101 |
9 |
110 |
91 |
4 |
95 |
1 |
|
1 |
62.35 |
96.93 |
78.05 |
19.81 |
2.13 |
11.78 |
17.84 |
0.94 |
10.17 |
| Residue |
1,063 |
1,658 |
2,721 |
1,108 |
143 |
1,251 |
832 |
146 |
978 |
82 |
45 |
127 |
35.40 |
85.16 |
54.97 |
36.89 |
7.34 |
25.27 |
27.71 |
7.50 |
19.76 |
| Total |
45,702 |
76,313 |
122,015 |
33,244 |
6,162 |
39,406 |
26,680 |
2,733 |
29,413 |
853 |
357 |
1,210 |
43.27 |
89.56 |
63.94 |
31.47 |
7.23 |
20.65 |
25.26 |
3.21 |
15.41 |