EDUCATION OF MALES AND FEMALES AT SUCCESSIVE CENSUSES (EXCLUSIVE OF CHINESE AND ABORIGINES).
| Educational Attainment. |
Proportions per 10,000 aged 5 years and upwards. |
| 1854. |
1857. |
1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
1891. |
| Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Could read |
8,906 |
8,473 |
9,226 |
8,967 |
9,167 |
8,921 |
9,205 |
9,125 |
9,465 |
9,462 |
9,562 |
9,535 |
| Could write |
7,970 |
6,580 |
8,282 |
7,119 |
8,204 |
5,153 |
8,266 |
7,778 |
8,926 |
8,765 |
9,287 |
9,191 |
| Could not read |
1,094 |
1,527 |
774 |
1,033 |
833 |
1,079 |
795 |
875 |
535 |
538 |
438 |
465 |