PROPORTION OF CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOL, 1881.
| Ages. |
Numbers of Children in the Population. |
Numbers attending School. |
Proportion of those at School per 10,000 at same age in Population. |
| Boys. |
Girls. |
Total. |
Boys. |
Girls. |
Total. |
Boys. |
Girls. |
Total. |
| 3 to 6 years |
34,176 |
33,293 |
67,469 |
12,697 |
11,995 |
24,692 |
3,715 |
3,603 |
3,660 |
| 6 to 15 years |
97,888 |
97,414 |
195,302 |
63,696 |
63,753 |
127,449 |
6,507 |
6,545 |
6,526 |
| 15 to 18 years |
30,047 |
30,628 |
60,675 |
2,593 |
2,451 |
5,044 |
863 |
800 |
831 |
| Total 3 to 18 |
162,111 |
161,335 |
323,446 |
78,986 |
78,199 |
157,185 |
4,872 |
4,877 |
4,860 |