EDUCATION AT SUCCESSIVE CENSUSES, 1854 TO 1891.—BOTH SEXES (EXCLUSIVE OF CHINESE AND ABORIGINES).
| Educational Attainment. |
Proportion per 10,000 persons living, aged 5 years and upwards. |
| 1854. |
1857. |
1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
1891. |
| Could read |
8,772 |
9,134 |
9,070 |
9,168 |
9,463 |
9,549 |
| Could write |
7,512 |
7,861 |
7,789 |
8,043 |
8,849 |
9,241 |
| Could not read |
1,228 |
866 |
930 |
832 |
537 |
451 |