Education at Successive Censuses.—Proportions per Cent.—(x.), TABLE I.—Showing, exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines, the Proportions per Cent. of the Educated, the Partially Educated, and the Uneducated, to the Total Numbers living at the last five Census Periods, those under and above 21 Years of Age being distinguished.
Census Periods. All Ages. Under 21 Years. Above 21 Years.
Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read. Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read. Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read.
1846.
Persons 52.55 15.05 32.40 23.84 16.58 59.58 71.82 14.02 14.16
Males 58.69 12.56 28.75 24.52 15.71 59.77 75.66 11.01 13.33
Females 42.79 19.00 38.21 23.14 17.49 59.37 63.44 20.59 15.97
1851.
Persons 56.41 14.94 28.65 31.23 18.91 49.86 77.00 11.70 11.30
Males 61.01 12.90 26.09 31.36 18.06 50.58 79.29 9.72 10.99
Females 49.59 17.97 32.44 31.10 19.78 49.12 72.32 15.75 11.93
1854.
Persons 66.42 11.41 22.17 40.11 15.48 44.41 82.16 9.03 8.81
Males 72.63 8.75 18.62 43.78 13.83 42.39 85.38 6.56 8.06
Females 55.04 16.28 28.68 36.04 17.30 46.66 74.00 15.31 10.69
1857.
Persons 66.75 11.15 22.10 38.03 15.12 46.85 84.80 8.68 6.52
Males 73.05 8.58 18.37 39.12 14.12 46.76 88.21 5.98 5.81
Females 57.17 15.30 27.53 36.94 16.12 46.94 77.45 14.51 8.04
1861.
Persons 63.93 11.17 24.90 35.50 14.60 49.90 85.25 8.59 6.16
Males 69.46 8.71 21.83 35.52 14.05 50.43 88.88 5.64 5.48
Females 56.09 14.67 29.24 35.52 15.16 49.32 78.42 14.13 7.45
1871.
Persons 67.16 9.96 22.88 49.10 12.29 38.61 87.12 7.39 5.49
Males 69.82 8.44 21.74 48.38 12.29 39.33 90.30 4.77 4.93
Females 64.08 11.71 24.21 49.83 12.28 37.89 82.77 10.97 6.26