EDUCATION OF MEN AND WOMEN, 1881 AND 1891 (EXCLUSIVE OF CHINESE AND ABORIGINES).
| Educational Attainment. |
Proportions per 10,000 living, aged 21 years and upwards.* |
| Men. |
Women. |
Both. |
| 1881. |
1891. |
1881. |
1891. |
1881. |
1891. |
| Could read |
9,599 |
9,738 |
9,537 |
9,720 |
9,570 |
9,730 |
| Could write |
9,276 |
9,575 |
8,879 |
9,396 |
9,093 |
9,493 |
| Could not read |
401 |
262 |
463 |
280 |
430 |
270 |