EDUCATION, 1846-1891., TABLE XL.—Showing (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) the Proportions per Cent. of the Educated, the Partially Educated, and the Uneducated, to the Total Numbers living at the last Eight Censuses, those under and above 21 Years of Age being distinguished.

Census Periods.	Proportions in every One Hundred living at each Period of Age.
	All Ages.			Under 21 Years.			Above 21 Years.
	Read and Write.	Read only.	Unable to Read.	Read and Write.	Read only.	Unable to Read.	Read and Write.	Read only.	Unable to Read.
1846.
Persons	52.55	15.05	32.40	23.84	16.58	59.58	71.82	14.02	14.16
Males	58.69	12.56	28.75	24.52	15.71	59.77	75.66	11.01	13.33
Females	42.79	19.00	38.21	23.14	17.49	59.37	63.44	20.59	15.97
1851.
Persons	56.41	14.94	28.65	31.23	18.91	49.86	77.00	11.70	11.30
Males	61.01	12.90	26.09	31.36	18.06	50.58	79.29	9.72	10.99
Females	49.59	17.97	32.44	31.10	19.78	49.12	72.32	15.75	11.93
1854.
Persons	66.42	11.41	22.17	40.11	15.48	44.41	82.16	9.03	8.81
Males	72.63	8.75	18.62	43.78	13.83	42.39	85.38	6.56	8.06
Females	55.04	16.28	28.68	36.04	17.30	46.66	74.00	15.31	10.69
1857.
Persons	66.75	11.15	22.10	38.03	15.12	46.85	84.80	8.68	6.52
Males	73.05	8.58	18.37	39.12	14.12	46.76	88.21	5.98	5.81
Females	57.17	15.30	27.53	36.94	16.12	46.94	77.45	14.51	8.04
1861.
Persons	63.93	11.17	24.90	35.50	14.60	49.90	85.25	8.59	6.16
Males	69.46	8.71	21.83	35.52	14.05	50.43	88.88	5.64	5.48
Females	56.09	14.67	29.24	35.52	15.16	49.32	78.42	14.13	7.45
1871.
Persons	67.16	9.96	22.88	49.10	12.29	38.61	87.12	7.39	5.49
Males	69.82	8.44	21.74	48.38	12.29	39.33	90.30	4.77	4.93
Females	64.08	11.71	24.21	49.83	12.28	37.89	82.77	10.97	6.26
1881.
Persons	76.87	5.64	17.49	64.22	6.42	29.36	90.95	4.77	4.28
Males	77.83	4.92	17.25	63.33	6.57	30.10	92.80	3.23	3.97
Females	75.84	6.40	17.76	65.11	6.27	28.62	88.80	6.56	4.64
1891.
Persons	80.29	2.89	16.82	63.84	3.47	32.69	94.93	2.37	2.70
Males	81.05	2.61	16.34	63.43	3.79	32.78	95.75	1.63	2.62
Females	79.45	3.20	17.35	64.25	3.15	32.60	93.96	3.24	2.80