EDUCATION, 1854-1881., TABLE LI.—Showing (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) the Number in every One Hundred of the Population at the various Quinquennial Periods of Age who could Read and Write, Read only, or who could not Read, at the last Five Censuses.

Ages.	1854.			1857.			1861.			1871.			1881.
	Read and Write.	Read only.	Unable to Read.	Read and Write.	Read only.	Unable to Read.	Read and Write.	Read only.	Unable to Read.	Read and Write.	Read only.	Unable to Read.	Read and Write.	Read only.	Unable to Read.
PERSONS.
All Ages	66.42	11.41	22.17	66.75	11.15	22.10	63.93	11.17	24.90	67.16	9.96	22.88	76.87	5.64	17.49
3 to 6 years	1.12	15.04	83.84	1.37	17.29	81.34	1.25	17.88	80.87	2.45	16.55	81.00	5.52	15.53	78.95
6 to 15 years	48.46	28.09	23.45	56.33	29.64	14.03	57.54	27.76	14.70	70.98	19.02	10.00	85.81	9.18	5.01
15 years and upwards	82.15	9.15	8.70	84.82	8.78	6.40	85.61	8.47	5.92	88.29	6.76	4.95	92.67	3.85	3.48
21 years and upwards	82.16	9.03	8.81	84.80	8.68	6.52	85.25	8.59	6.16	87.12	7.39	5.49	90.95	4.77	4.28
Under 5 years		2.60	97.40	0.01	2.29	97.70	0.10	3.64	96.26		3.41	96.59		3.66	96.34
5 to 10 years	22.94	35.83	41.23	29.13	42.17	28.70	27.41	39.82	32.77	43.29	31.49	25.22	59.77	21.53	18.70
10 to 15 years	68.40	19.07	12.53	76.11	16.86	7.03	81.37	13.07	5.56	89.63	7.23	3.14	97.50	1.60	0.90
15 to 20 years	80.75	10.82	8.43	85.33	9.31	5.36	88.56	7.42	4.02	94.52	3.48	2.00	98.52	0.73	0.75
20 to 25 years	85.05	7.84	7.11	86.11	8.51	5.38	87.26	7.73	5.01	93.48	3.66	2.86	97.71	1.08	1.21
25 to 30 years	85.45	7.67	6.88	87.67	7.46	4.87	86.90	8.24	5.06	90.69	5.40	3.91	96.50	1.79	1.71
30 to 35 years	82.64	9.08	8.28	85.62	8.36	6.02	87.22	7.77	5.01	87.32	7.47	5.21	93.89	3.03	3.08
35 to 40 years	80.53	10.12	9.35	84.49	8.84	6.67	85.93	8.47	5.60	87.06	7.90	5.04	91.52	4.42	4.06
40 to 45 years	76.98	10.96	12.06	80.24	10.57	9.19	82.76	9.48	7.76	87.11	7.64	5.25	88.52	6.14	5.34
45 to 50 years	76.70	10.91	12.39	80.72	10.23	9.05	81.85	10.03	8.12	85.97	8.05	5.98	98.32	6.82	4.86
50 to 55 years	74.23	11.61	14.16	76.70	11.86	11.44	78.62	11.08	10.30	82.69	9.52	7.79	86.92	6.76	6.32
55 to 60 years	75.71	11.36	12.93	77.59	10.90	11.51	79.97	10.85	9.18	81.68	10.00	8.32	86.86	7.35	5.79
60 to 65 years	71.66	11.87	16.47	74.16	12.19	13.65	74.74	11.84	13.42	77.18	11.59	11.23	82.49	9.19	8.32
65 to 70 years	69.23	11.13	19.64	73.76	12.59	13.65	75.88	12.43	11.69	77.42	11.99	10.59	81.27	9.44	9.29
70 years and upwards	65.21	13.14	21.65	68.65	12.76	18.59	68.18	14.19	17.63	71.66	13.42	14.92	76.26	11.29	12.45
MALES.
All Ages	72.63	8.75	18.62	73.05	8.58	18.37	69.46	8.71	21.83	69.83	8.44	21.73	77.83	4.92	17.25
3 to 6 years	1.14	14.44	84.42	1.37	16.85	81.78	1.38	17.65	80.97	2.37	16.42	81.21	5.16	14.74	80.10
6 to 15 years	50.01	26.79	23.20	56.87	28.57	14.56	58.18	26.77	15.05	70.72	18.83	10.45	85.12	9.59	5.29
15 years and upwards	85.48	6.56	7.96	88.09	6.11	5.80	88.86	5.75	5.39	90.74	4.63	4.63	93.89	2.75	3.36
21 years and upwards	85.38	6.56	8.06	88.21	5.98	5.81	88.88	5.64	5.48	90.30	4.77	4.93	92.80	3.23	3.97
Under 5 years		2.47	97.53	0.01	2.19	97.80	0.11	3.57	96.32		3.30	96.70		3.29	96.71
5 to 10 years	23.80	34.96	41.24	30.05	41.08	28.87	28.26	38.67	33.07	43.58	31.09	25.33	58.51	22.08	19.41
10 to 15 years	69.48	17.56	12.96	75.77	16.31	7.92	81.03	12.69	6.28	88.79	7.39	3.82	97.12	1.79	1.09
15 to 20 years	84.09	7.85	8.06	86.63	7.61	5.76	88.43	6.94	4.63	93.47	3.91	2.62	98.03	0.93	1.04
20 to 25 years	90.16	4.43	5.41	90.75	4.86	4.39	90.76	4.95	4.29	94.01	3.03	2.96	97.27	1.20	1.53
25 to 30 years	88.55	5.24	6.21	91.33	4.72	3.95	91.09	4.77	4.14	92.63	3.64	3.73	96.82	1.50	1.68
30 to 35 years	85.97	6.63	7.40	89.05	5.78	5.17	91.15	4.82	4.03	91.30	4.43	4.27	94.77	2.23	3.00
35 to 40 years	83.78	7.75	8.47	87.45	6.42	6.13	89.42	5.70	4.85	91.81	4.32	3.87	93.14	2.98	3.88
40 to 45 years	79.47	8.76	11.77	83.12	8.23	8.65	86.21	6.69	7.10	91.18	4.47	4.35	92.03	3.58	4.39
45 to 50 years	78.60	8.85	12.55	83.24	7.96	8.30	84.50	7.54	7.96	89.60	4.95	5.45	92.92	3.80	3.28
50 to 55 years	75.71	10.08	14.21	79.54	9.42	11.04	82.15	8.09	9.76	86.36	6.54	7.10	90.57	3.89	5.54
55 to 60 years	76.52	9.60	13.88	78.44	9.31	12.25	82.17	8.29	9.54	85.35	6.82	7.83	90.46	4.60	4.94
60 to 65 years	72.83	10.64	16.53	76.70	9.82	13.48	77.17	9.13	13.70	82.10	8.03	9.87	86.34	5.93	7.73
65 to 70 years	67.97	9.75	22.28	74.76	11.18	14.06	77.82	10.90	11.28	80.49	9.16	10.35	84.60	6.37	9.03
70 years and upwards	68.18	12.02	19.80	70.75	10.51	18.74	70.77	12.21	17.02	75.44	10.22	14.34	80.43	7.94	11.63
FEMALES.
All Ages	55.04	16.28	28.68	57.17	15.30	27.53	56.09	14.67	29.24	64.08	11.72	24.20	75.84	6.40	17.76
3 to 6 years	1.10	15.65	83.25	1.36	17.73	80.91	1.13	18.11	80.76	2.54	16.68	80.78	5.87	16.34	77.79
6 to 15 years	46.85	29.44	23.71	55.79	30.71	13.00	56.90	28.75	14.35	71.24	19.21	9.55	86.51	8.77	4.72
15 years and upwards	74.46	15.13	10.41	78.31	14.10	7.59	79.99	13.16	6.85	85.14	9.49	5.37	91.30	5.08	3.62
21 years and upwards	74.00	15.31	10.69	77.45	14.51	8.04	78.42	14.13	7.45	82.77	10.97	6.26	88.80	6.56	4.64
Under 5 years		2.72	97.28		2.36	97.64	0.08	3.71	96.21		3.52	96.48		4.04	95.96
5 to 10 years	22.08	36.71	41.21	28.24	43.23	28.53	26.58	40.94	32.48	42.99	31.90	25.11	61.04	20.98	17.98
10 to 15 years	67.21	20.72	12.07	76.47	17.43	6.10	81.72	13.45	4.83	90.49	7.06	2.45	97.89	1.41	0.70
15 to 20 years	76.74	14.38	8.88	83.96	11.11	4.93	88.71	7.86	3.43	95.48	3.08	1.44	98.99	0.54	0.47
20 to 25 years	75.00	14.56	10.44	78.97	14.12	6.91	82.94	11.17	5.89	93.00	4.24	2.76	98.14	0.96	0.90
25 to 30 years	77.23	14.11	8.66	79.33	13.70	6.97	79.00	14.31	6.69	88.61	7.29	4.10	96.19	2.08	1.73
30 to 35 years	73.66	15.67	10.67	77.52	14.44	8.04	78.79	14.11	7.10	82.51	11.15	6.34	93.02	3.82	3.16
35 to 40 years	72.07	16.30	11.63	77.40	14.64	7.96	78.50	14.31	7.19	80.18	13.08	6.74	89.84	5.91	4.25
40 to 45 years	69.86	17.24	12.90	73.16	16.33	10.51	75.36	15.49	9.15	80.02	13.16	6.82	84.63	8.97	6.40
45 to 50 years	71.09	16.99	11.92	74.41	15.92	9.67	75.97	15.54	8.49	79.50	13.58	6.92	82.22	10.81	6.97
50 to 55 years	69.57	16.42	14.01	69.91	17.69	12.40	71.26	17.34	11.40	76.12	14.85	9.03	81.05	11.39	7.56
55 to 60 years	73.64	15.89	10.47	75.53	14.75	9.72	75.57	16.01	8.42	75.34	15.49	9.17	80.96	11.85	7.19
60 to 65 years	68.68	15.00	16.32	68.88	17.12	14.00	70.14	16.97	12.89	69.32	17.28	13.40	76.31	14.42	9.27
65 to 70 years	72.60	14.81	12.59	71.79	15.36	12.85	72.30	15.27	12.43	72.57	16.46	10.97	76.04	14.27	9.69
70 years and upwards	56.31	16.51	27.18	63.56	18.22	18.22	63.52	17.76	18.72	66.07	18.16	15.77	70.40	15.99	13.61