TABLE III.—ELECTORAL PROVINCES.—Showing the Degree of Education possessed by Males and Females of different Ages in each Electoral Province—continued.

Electoral Provinces.		All Ages.	Under 1	1 to 2	2 to 3	3 to 4	4 to 5	5 to 6	6 to 7	7 to 8	8 to 9	9 to 10	10 to 11	11 to 12	12 to 13	13 to 14	14 to 15
NORTH CENTRAL.
Read and write	M.	20,498						102	249	449	619	701	784	754	746	764	646
	F.	17,502						117	284	484	607	669	756	690	783	677	719
Read only	M.	1,596				24	112	200	251	180	90	50	20	16	12	5	7
	F.	1,745				14	131	197	238	186	88	42	18	9	4	3	1
Cannot read	M.	6,116	652	655	705	675	598	301	160	58	31	14	10	10	2	6	4
	F.	4,256	644	659	644	643	577	273	122	54	17	7	1	1		1	3
Unspecified	M.	488						121	67	26	20	13	6	7	8	4	3
	F.	451						144	67	25	17	11	6	11	5	4	2
Total	M.	28,698	652	655	705	699	710	724	727	713	760	778	820	787	768	779	660
	F.	23,954	644	659	644	657	708	731	711	749	729	729	781	711	792	685	725
NORTH-EASTERN.
Read and write	M.	22,682						105	198	405	544	647	723	707	698	675	649
	F.	17,464						98	261	429	586	626	733	643	730	651	644
Read only	M.	1,816				30	120	222	269	240	158	75	51	17	13	9	9
	F.	1,783				28	93	177	254	211	119	71	37	22	16	10	2
Cannot read	M.	7,337	815	831	856	794	702	356	202	102	52	28	23	9	8	4	7
	F.	5,215	816	761	826	785	699	340	187	94	45	25	16	11	12	2	3
Unspecified	M.	686						143	83	44	17	30	11	17	5	8	2
	F.	475						133	80	31	26	14	9	9	6	7	5
Total	M.	32,521	815	831	856	824	822	826	752	791	771	780	808	750	724	696	667
	F.	24,937	816	761	826	813	792	748	782	765	776	736	795	685	764	670	654
GIPPSLAND.
Read and write	M.	17,162						60	197	312	450	493	577	495	574	509	528
	F.	12,838						86	172	320	403	517	545	542	542	533	478
Read only	M.	1,277				14	82	157	202	169	114	58	36	25	11	16	11
	F.	1,296				26	95	175	198	169	87	44	27	12	6	4	2
Cannot read	M.	5,343	597	661	614	627	564	295	168	105	54	26	24	11	7	4	7
	F.	3,913	631	602	603	612	469	284	156	86	48	33	11	3	7	8	3
Unspecified	M.	349						77	37	19	8	5	7	4	2	4
	F.	226						77	32	23	8	5	10	2	5	3	1
Total	M.	24,131	597	661	614	641	646	589	604	605	626	582	644	535	594	533	546
	F.	18,273	631	602	603	638	564	622	558	598	546	599	593	559	560	548	484
SOUTH-EASTERN.
Read and write	M.	16,326						69	193	315	382	460	512	461	548	494	534
	F.	14,246						93	178	335	445	439	523	502	520	489	457
Read only	M.	1,094				18	76	164	161	120	68	48	22	16	10	5	5
	F.	1,235				22	104	138	173	116	57	28	15	12	4	5	5
Cannot read	M.	3,820	582	528	587	569	445	258	115	68	19	13	4	7	4	4	2
	F.	3,438	565	539	575	486	442	230	116	44	27	8	4		2	2	1
Unspecified	M.	343						84	52	28	20	9	8	7	2	3
	F.	282						96	46	19	9	7	4	3	2
Total	M.	21,583	582	528	587	587	521	575	521	531	489	530	546	491	564	506	541
	F.	19,201	565	539	575	508	546	557	513	514	538	482	546	517	528	496	463