EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS,* 1881.
Religious Denomination. Numbers at the School Age who— Proportions per 10,000 living at the School Age who—
Could Read. Could Write. Could not Read. Could Read. Could Write. Could not Read.
Church of England 63,211 57,431 3,327 9,500 8,631 500
Presbyterians 28,218 25,633 1,135 9,614 8,733 386
Methodists 25,808 23,664 949 9,645 8,844 355
Bible Christians 1,677 1,543 53 9,694 8,919 306
Independents 4,193 3,900 145 9,666 8,990 334
Baptists 4,219 3,913 160 9,635 8,936 365
Lutherans 1,658 1,529 115 9,352 8,624 648
Other Protestants 1,710 1,589 77 9,569 8,892 431
Total Protestants 130,694 119,202 5,961 9,564 8,723 436
Roman Catholics 45,630 40,053 3,306 9,325 8,185 675
Jews 954 920 33 9,666 9,321 334
Residue 3,310 2,953 257 9,280 8,279 720
Grand Total 180,588 163,128 9,557 9,500 8,577 500